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Larger cities were required to build schools
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Eliminate British textbooks with American textbooks
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Common body of knowledge-no distinction of rich and poor-same lesson throughout the state
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Bishop Hughes-there were some people of different religions that didn't feel include.
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First legal case about integration. Sarah's father noticed that the schools where the African American children were going to weren't the best schools they could go to. So he took the case to the court.
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The government made a law that said that there wasn't going to be anymore segregation in schools
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Too many Americans were spending their childhood in factories. So they made the Progressive Reform Movement so that students weren't allowed to work in factories anymore.
This movement is important because now kids don't need to be working in factories, they can be getting an education. -
Work, study, play. Each student would move from one class to the next. The students at the school would also help run the school. It also has students take different classes like health, shop, etc.
I think that the Gary Plan is very important for us today, especially in high school and junior high, because now students use this set up. It also gives students the opportunity to try new things and explore. -
Father of progressive education. He said that students should learn by doing.
In our classrooms today, we use many hands on learning strategies and it even helps students learn better. -
African American Segregation Law: 17 States
Average Schooling for Mexican-Americans: 5.4 Years
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Court case ruled that segregated schools were illegal.
We don't have to worry about school being segregated and having students of different races be segregated. -
Provides money for disadvantaged children
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Gets students with a disability the resources they need to finish school.
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Clear, measurable standards for all schools
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Title 1 advantages for low income students.
I have worked at a Title 1 school, and I have seen the difference that it makes in the lives of those students who are in low income families.