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The first and oldest public school, Boston Latin School was founded. Source:
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The chalkboard was introduced into classrooms. At first it was considered invaluable, later it would become a powerful tool of the classroom. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.186)
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John Dewey founds the Progressive Education Movement encouraging schools to focus on students' full potential of their ability. Source:
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31 states had compulsory school attendance for students from ages 8-14. Sources:
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Thomas Edison envisioned a future in which books would become obsolete and motion pictures would dominate the academic learning. Source:
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Every state requires students to complete elementary school. Source:
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The segregation between black and white students is unanimously ruled unconstitutional. Source:
Editors, H. (2009, October 27). Brown v. Board of Education. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 gives federal funding to schools while forbidding a national curriculum. Source:
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By the late 1970's segregated schooling was completely eliminated in the United States. Source:
11 Facts About the History of Education in America. (2017, January 18). Retrieved from https://www.americanboard.org/blog/11-facts-about-the-history-of-education-in-america/ -
Requires public schools to provide a free, appropriate education to students with disabilities. Source:
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A Nation at risk report called for all high school graduates to be able to both understand and use a computer. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.190)
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In 2001, senate passed a law providing funding to lower income schools to return students to the academic standards of America. Source:
What is the "No Child Left Behind" Law? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.fairtest.org/what-no-child-left-behind-law -
In the case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the U.S. Supreme court rules that certain school voucher programs are constitutional and do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Source:
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The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing K-12 online education, is launched as a formal corporate entity. Source:
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The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 is reauthorized and signed into law on August 12. It is the fourth version of this law which was originally passed in 1984. Source:
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The amount of over the past ten years has increased from 12 billion to 247 billion. Three out of four teens use a mobile device to access the Internet.
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More than $90 billion for education, including the Race to the Top initiative, aimed at spurring K–12 education reform. Source:
Amadeo, K. (n.d.). What Did ARRA Really Do? Retrieved from https://www.thebalance.com/arra-details-3306299 -
The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association launch the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Source:
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President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top program ushers in a wave of education reforms as states compete for federal grants in the midst of a recession. Source:
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In one of three countries, less than three quarters of teachers are trained to national standards, resulting in 130 million children enrolled in school who are not even learning the basics. Sources: 9 Facts to Know About Education Around the World. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/9-facts-about-education/
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Built in spelling and grammar checks in most word processing software help struggling students focus more on their ideas. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.195)
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The creation of Digit stories help students that are struggling with story telling allow them to create stories using pictures to help through the writing process. Source:(Ryan et al., 2016, p.196)
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Online Archives provide students and teachers with tremendous variety of information. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.192)
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Through projects, users can interact with other learners around the world or within the same classroom. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.192)
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Word processing tools allow easy cut and paste, and multiple version of documents for students. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.192)
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Tools enable teachers to efficiently differentiate instruction.They often contain built in automated assessments. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.193)
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Most schools are moving towards a ubiquitous computing allowing students devices for projects. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.199)
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A reliable resource for students to understand and analyse information instead of spending time searching for it. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.201-202)
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Educational software applications designed to provide the initial instruction on a given topic.
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Around the world 59 million children of primary school age are being denied an education, and almost 65 million adolescents are without access to a secondary school. Source:
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A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of five. Source:
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It would take $39 billion (USD) every year to send all adolescents to school. Source:
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Conflict and natural disasters have disrupted the education of 75 million children. Source:
9 Facts to Know About Education Around the World. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/9-facts-about-education/ -
Assessment tools allow teachers to build formative feedback into their instruction. With automated tools, assessing to learn, rather than assessing to grade, become more feasible.
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Spreadsheets and other analysis tools provide students with multiple ways to view and think about data. Source: (Ryan et al., 2016, p.193)