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Horace Mann started a more centralized and efficient school system designed to prepare students for their role in industrial society.
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Increase in secondary school enrollment to provide training for new white collar jobs
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U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sanctioned segregation of public schools unconstitutional as it violated the 14th amendment. -
9 African Americans attended a desegregated white school for the first time amidst an angry mob with the help of the National Guard.
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President Ford signed EHA providing for FAPE (free appropriate public education) for all children.
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The impact of Covid 19 on education continues to be felt and students and teachers learned how to deal with virtual learning. Many inequities were also made clear during the pandemic regarding home resources to manage virtual learning. The impact continues even today.
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