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Religion Emphasis
Students learn the basics or reading and writing in order to read the bible and other holy writings and for prayers. -
Latin Grammar Schools Established
College prepschools that emphasize Latin, Greek ,theology, and abd philosophy -
Establishment of Harvard
First U.S. College and it emphasized classical learning for aspiring ministers -
Massachusetts Act of 1642
This act required states to test whether the students can read and write. this was the first educational law in the country and begun the movement towards madatory school attendence. -
Massachusetts Act of 1647
"Old Deluder Satan Act" mandated the establishment and support of schools.and so they made it that towns of 50 or more had to have 1 teacher for kids to learn. -
1700 curriculum
public schools focused on reading writing and basic math skills -
Elias Neau
Founding of one of the first african americans schools that focused on reading in order to convert students though reading the bible. -
Phiadelphia Academy:
founded by benjamin franklin: focused on the english languge instead of latin and had a morepracical curriculum thaan traditional british education -
troy sseminary
founded by Emma Willard: one of the first womens colleges in the country. -
Boston English Classical School
First state-supported highschool; began struggle for state-supported commo school. -
First public normal school
schools for training teacher; taught general knowledge and pedagogy, or teaching -
morrill land-grant act
sponsored by justin morrill; gave federal land to states to sell or to rent in order to raise funds for the creation of agriculture and mechanical arts colleges. -
Free public schooling
indues highschools that place strong emphasis on vocationoal education and reading writing and mathematics -
committee of ten
conferences that focus on highschool curriculum; promted mental discipline in the humanities, languges, and science. -
committe of fifteen
focused on elementary education; Curriculum based on grammar, literature, arithmetic, goegraphy, and history with the introduction of latin, modern langages, and algebra -
National education association
Commission of the Reorganization of Secondary Education; Curriculum must teach indidual scholastic abilities. -
Progressive Education Movement
1930s-1940s Curriculum based on students and interests; home economics,health, family living, citizenship, and woodshop added to curriculum -
Lanham Act
Providing funding for the training of workers in war plants by u.s. office of education personnel, the constructionof school on military bases, and for child care for working parents. -
G.I. Bill of rights
Provided federal money for the tuition and roomm and board for veterans at college and universities and at special schools -
desegreation
the supreme court rejected the "separate but equal" doctrince in the brown vs. board of education of topeka trial and made segragted school illegal -
Sputnik
The soviet launch into space led to the increase of importancy of mathmatics science and foreign launguages -
back-to-basics
emphasizes reading , writing, mathmatics, and oral communication -
Title IX
Outlawed discrimination, based on gender, within the education system -
turning points
this report recommend the creation of learning communities and a core academic program for middle-level students. -
Goals for 2000
George H.W. Bush had six educational goals; readiness for school, H.S. cpmletion, student achievement and citizenshop, science and math, adult literacy and lifelong learning, achool safety. -
educate america act
signed into the goals for 2000 by Bill Clinton -
Technology:
Bill Clinton creates the president's educaional technology initiative to promote advancements in promote advancements in technology for education. -
reauthorization
Bill Clinton signs the Educational Exellence for All Children Act to Reauthorize the Elementary Education Act. -
no child left behind act
Signed by George W. Bush -
testing
public schools have to show that thier students can pass state-proficeincy tests