School Curriculum Standardization: What is the impact of standardization on education?

New England Primer Published

1690

New England Primer was published. Teachings included spelling, religion, and alphabet. Image from https://books.google.com/books?id=Xn4fAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Websters Spellers Published

1783

Websters Spellers was published and sold millions of copies to be used as curriculum in schools. Image from https://pastispresent.org/2014/good-sources/noah-websters-american-english/

Horace Mann Reforms Legally

1820

Horace Mann contributes to education reformation and curriculum changes. Image taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Mann

"A Nation at Risk" Commissioned Under Reagan

1983

Commissioned by David Peirpont Gardener, "A Nation at Risk" detailed guidelines for American schools to make them competitive with the world and able to fill US job needs. Photo from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nation_at_Risk#/media/File:A_Nation_at_Risk.jpeg

Common Core Introduced

2010

Common Core curriculum standards were introduced to schools.
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