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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education requires public schools to educate all children, regardless of race. Previously, schools had segregated students, educating white and African American students in separate facilities. Where segregated schools were not available or inferior to white schools, African American children were often denied admission to public schools. -
A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk, a report by the Education Department’s National Commission on Excellence in Education, warns of a "rising tide of mediocrity" in American schools "that threatens our very future as a Nation." A number of other critiques of the country's educational system were also released around this time.
A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform is the title of the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. -
High Schools That Work
High Schools That Work, a school reform model targeting grades 9-12, is created by the Southern Regional Education Board in Atlanta, Georgia. It is geared towards increasing the achievement of all students with special emphasis on career-bound students by blending the content of traditional college prep studies with quality vocational and technical studies. -
Success for all
Success for All, a school reform model for grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, is developed by Robert Slavin, Nancy Madden, and a team of developers from Johns Hopkins University geared to insure that all children learn to read, acquire basic skills in other subjects areas, and build problem solving and critical thinking skills.
