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His views regarding learning help to popularize the cognitive learning theory as an alternative to behaviorism. His book "Toward a Theory of Instruction" presents a message about how children learn and what is the best way for the child to learn.
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In Tacoma, Washington becomes the first magnet school. During the year of when Martin Lurther King Jr. was assasinated, McCarver Elementary School during the fall invited students from anywhere in the city to enroll. Doing this is what made it to be the first magnet school.
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The TI-2500 Data Math becomes the first in its line of electronic hand-held calculators. TI becomes an industry known around the world.
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Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, a non-profit advocacy organization.
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Non-Profit membership organization that supports to further education for those who are bilingual/multilingual students in a global society.
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Introduces its version of the personal computer(PC) with its Model 5150. Its operating system is MS-DOS.
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The University of Phoenix establishes their "online campus", the first to offer online bachelor's and master's degree. It becomes the "largest private University in North America".
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Minnesota passes the first "Charter school" law. Making it the first Charter school State in the nation.
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Georgia becomes the first state to offer universal preschool to all four year olds whose parents choose to enroll them. More than 1/2 the state's four year olds are now enrolled.
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With the U.S. economy mired in the "great recession" and unemployment remaining high, states have massive budget deficits. Due to this many teachers face layoffs.
