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In 1989, The University of Phoenix begins to offer online classes. This would become the University where I woule earn my Masters in Secondary Education
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NCLB was passed in 2001, and was signed by the President George W. Bush. "The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act compelled states to design" (Dee, T. S., & Jacob, B.,2011,p 420).
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This act was amended, to allow additional financial aid to low income students. This allows affordability to go to college. "This act targeted low-income students" (Higher education act reauthorized,2008).
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Cho Seung-Hui was responsible for "killing himself and 32 others, becoming the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history."(Noe, 2015)
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The Common Core State Standards is introduced, creating a new set of educational guidelines for states to implement.
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The Program for Internation Student Assessment discovers that students in the US are behind in key subjects such as Math and Science compared to other industrialized countries.
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This lawsuit states that certain teach layoffs, dismissals, and tenure are unconstitutional. This provided equality in the teaching world.
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Thousands of parents in New York opt out of their children from taking standardized testing. They believe that learning is more "beneficial then standardized testing." (Daggett D., W., Gendron, S., & Heller,2010).
