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Colonial Period
Only rich, paying students were able to get an education.
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First Education Laws
Thomas Jefferson made a law that all children would be educated which was funded by the tax payers.
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Common Schools
Schools were to have common learning and text, with common requirements for the teachers.
https://www.americanboard.org/blog/11-facts-about-the-history-of-education-in-america/ -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was concerned about the physical learning environment as well as the common standards.
https://www.biography.com/people/horace-mann-9397522 -
Benjamin Roberts
Sued the city of Boston when his daughter Sarah was not allowed to attend her local school.
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Catharine Beecher
Most Important- At a time when there were not many jobs for women to do, Catharine founded a college to recruit and educate women to become teachers. This had been a male dominated field. This was a huge opportunity for both women then and for women today as most teachers now are women.
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/library/alumni/online_exhibits/digital/2001/beecher/catherine.htm -
Frederick Douglas
A former slave that encouraged African Americans to demand better schools for there children.
https://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324 -
Noah Webster
American students used his American Spelling book, in which he Americanized traditional English words and taught how to spell and pronounce words.
https://www.biography.com/people/noah-webster-9526224 -
John Dewey
Most important - John was a man before his time. He is the Father of progressional education whom believed in teaching to the "whole child". This is a teaching method that we currently use because it is beneficial to student.
shttps://www.americanboard.org/blog/11-facts-about-the-history-of-education-in-america/ -
Brown vs. the Board of Education
A ruling by the Supreme Court found that separate facilities are not equal and made segregation illegal.
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
The Civil Rights Movement
Most important - Banned discrimination with the consequence of loosing federal funding if schools did not integrate. This was what finally made integration actually occur, when schools were threatened financially.
This affects us today in that our schools are fully integrated with all different races adding to the lives of each other.
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Most important - Before this act, only 1/5 th of disabled students attended school. This act gave disabled students the right to attend public school in the least restrictive environment. Just as then, these students today have thrived and some that were considered unable to learn have gone far beyond expectations.
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know -
School Choice Movement
Follows the marketplace model of choices and competition in education.
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/socialissues/education/school-choice/school-choice-issue -
A Nation at Risk Report
President Reagan demanded more excellence in education with higher standards and requirements.
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No Child Left Behind
Most important - As the century changed, we needed ways for our students to keep up with the students of the world. This law made schools accountable for the educational progress. Teachers and schools still are accountable for the jobs they do.
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
