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First Boston Massachusetts Latin School house
https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/masslaws.html
The link above take you to a site describin the Massachusetts Acts of 1642 and 1647.
The Massachusetts Act of 1647 required that all towns of 50 or more homes must appoint a teacher to instruct their children, and that all towns of 100 or more homes establish a latin Grammar School to prepare their children for college. -
Noah Webster's Speller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYTcyqHiqr0
The link above takes you to a video about Noah Webster.
Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller taught students how to spell, read and pronounce words for over 100 years. -
McGuffy Reader
The series of McGuffy Readers were a mainstay for students learning to read and spell for most of the 19th century -
Nationl Education Association
http://www.nea.org/
The link above takes you to the NEA website.
The National Education Association is an oragnization of teachers and administrators that for over 150 years have fought for the rights of teachers and students. -
Morrill Land-Grant Act
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Morrill.html'
The link above takes to a website that gives more information on the Morrill Land-Grant Act.
The Morrill Land-Grant Act gave federal land to states to establish colleges to teach agriculture and mechanical sciences. -
John Dewey's Laboratory School
John Dewey established his Laboratory School at the University of Chicago to test his Educational Philosophy of Progressivism. -
G I Bill of Rights
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/gi-bill
The link above takes to a History website on the G I Bill.
The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the G I Bill of Rights, was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt included provisions for funding for tuition and living expenses for WW II veterans to seek a higher education. -
Desegregation of Public Schools
http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-25-spring-2004/feature/brown-v-board-timeline-school-integration-us' >Timeline of School intergration in the United States.</a>
On October 29, 1969 the Supreme Court ruled that public schools must be desegregated. Opposition, both north and south, led to violent confrontation over mandatory bussing. -
No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Parent Guide to NCLB
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 required schools that received federal aid to make adequate progress yearly on statewide standardized test administered to students. President Bush signed the law on January 8, 2002. -
Every Student Succeeds Act
http://www.ed.gov/ESSA
The link above takes to the Department of Education's website.
The Every Student Succeeds Act removed jurisdiction from the federal govenment and returned power to the states to determine accountability of schools on scores on standardized tests.
