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Jan 1, 1837
In 1837 Horrace Man became the first secretary for Massachusettes board of education. Mann fought to institute common schools so he could educate America's youth. There were private schools but didn't teach the bulk of America's youth. The common schools were also used to mold a large number of immigrants that were migrating to American. This was the beginning of America's education system. -
First mandatory attendance law
This law was general law attempting to control the conditions of children. Children between the ages of eight and fourteen for at least three months out of the year. This law also required every city/town to offer a primary school. If a parent refused to send their child to school they were fined and stripped of their parental rights. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
In 1868 a man by the name Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a white car. He took his case all the way up to the Supreme court in order to fight for equal rights between African Americans and Whites.
Judge John Ferguson upheld Plessy's decision, which was to separate facilities for African Americans and whites. As long as they were constitutional as long as they were equal. -
John Dewy's View of Education
John dewy believed each student was unique, education must serve a bigger purpose, Students life affect their learning, education should help children get ready for the real world. We don't only use schooling to prepare for life, it's also that students' life. his look on education pushes people to live their life to the fullest. -
Feminization of Teaching in America
The suffrage movement established equality between women and men. When world war two was underway more than half of teachers were men. In order to staff our schools, America allowed women to start teaching. Even though they taught in the common schools they weren't seen as equal as the male teachers. -
Brown V. Board of Education
African American children living in Topeka Kansas had filed a lawsuit to be allowed to enroll in a whites public school. Stating that their schools were not equal and no way of making them equal. which entails they aren't getting the same education. The court had a unanimous vote to allow them to switch schools and to stop segregation in schools. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
President Lyndon Johnson got Congress to pass the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), this is the parents to No Child Left Behind Act. The president made this move to help with the "war against" poverty. The government created this program to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of low-income students. This act also funds preschool programs for children that are low-income families. -
Education for All handicapped Children Act
Also, know as PL 94-142 banned all discrimination of special education students in school. This act also led to many more laws for equality. This act allowed for special needs students an IEP, Special education services, and free and appropriate public education. Lastly, this act allows children ages 3-21 are eligible to receive educational services in public schools. -
Federal Government begins direct lending for student loans
The government helped students out with major scholarships, to allow low-income students to attend school. This is when they created FSFA. This was created in part of the Higher Education act brought in by President Lyndon Johnson. -
No Child Left Behind
In 2001 congress passed this law and by 2002 president George W. Bush resigned the ESEA funds as No Child Left Behind act.
this act holds states, schools, and school districts accountable for fixing the achievement gap. This law requires all student subgroups to pass 100 % of the state standards. The government looks at test scores and figures out which schools still need extra funding to help boost the scores. -
Reference
Findlaw’s team. (2017). Compulsory Education Laws: Background - FindLaw. Retrieved from Findlaw website: https://education.findlaw.com/education-options/compulsory-education-laws-background.html
Kaplan, L. S., & Owings, W. A. (2015). Educational foundations. Stamford, Ct ; Australia: Cengage Learning. (Original work published 2020) -
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Paul, C. (2018, April 29). Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2020, from Social Welfare History Project website: https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/
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History.com Editors. (2018, September 14). Brown v. Board of Education. Retrieved February 24, 2020, from HISTORY website: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
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Gouinlock, J. S. (2019). John Dewey | American philosopher and educator. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Dewey
