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Colonial Education
Education was not required during this time. The main source of education was to read the bible. -
First Public school
The first public school was established in the U.S
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Common school Movement
By the time the Civil war took place schools in America were becoming more popular.
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Department of Education
The department of education was first started in 1877 by president Andrew Johnson. It was first started to help collect information on the school in our nation.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in a white car-only railroad car in Louisiana. The Supreme court ruled that "separate but equal" did not go again the constitution.
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Public school Improvements
During the 1920s more children were moved from factories into schools. The association of American Universities and the Progressive Education Association was established in all fifty states. https://www.uvm.edu/~dewey/articles/proged.html -
Brown v.s Board of Education
Bown v.s board of education was a court case that decided that "Separate but equal" was unconstitutional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak -
Title IX
Title IX is an act that was started to stop the sex-based discrimination that was happening in school.
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Individuals with disabilities education act
This act was started to help students with disabilities and to give them an opportunity to help reach higher education. The new law was updated in 2004 but was started in 1975
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No child left behind act
The No child left behind act was started to help close the achievement gap among students. This was being done by giving all students fair opportunities to gain a higher education.
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Covid -19
A global pandemic broke out and forced all students to move schools online. Which has changed the way many teachers teach in their classrooms or online.