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Baby Boom
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Middle Schools Suggested
Alvin Howard became one of the first to advocate for the creation of a 6-8 school that would be a more stable enviroment than the traditional 7-8 schools. -
B.F. Skinner's Science and Human Behavior published
His theory of changes inbehavior based on reinforcement led to many changes in education. -
Baby Boom causes increases in class size
Because of baby boom after WWII, by 1951, class sizes were beginning to swell, putting more pressure on teachers. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation in schools declared unconstitutional; schools required to despegregate "with all deliberate speed." -
Vietnam War started
This prompted much public outcry, and caused an upheaval in schools as many teachers protested the war. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus
This was the impetus of the Civil Rights movement, which would eventually lead to school desegregation. -
Sputnik Launched
This signaled to the US a threat to national security, and caused a large increase in funding for science and math education, -
Overhead Projectors become widely used in schools
This enabled teachers to use visual aids more easily in the classroom. -
NDEA formed
Authorized increased funding for scientific research as well as science, mathematics, and foreign language education. -
ACT first administered
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Ruby Bridges becomes first African-American to attend an all-white elementary school
This was a big step forward in desegregating. It represented the change in school systems, but the class quickly became a class of one when all the parents removed their children. -
JFK assassinated
Schools closed as the nation went into mourning. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed
Outlawed racial discrimination of any kind. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed
This act provided money to schools for technology, though it was mostly used for administrative purposes. -
Project Head Start Established
As part of the "War on Poverty", Project Head Start was established as a summer program to help the preschool-aged children of needy families. -
First Magnet School established
They specialize in a certain kind of program, and so attracts a diverse population of students from across the district. -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
This prompted the creation of Marthin Luther King Jr. day on the 3rd Monday of January. -
US lands on the moon
Signals the end of the Space Race, -
Kent State shootings
Students were killed at Kent State while protesting the war. This brought about many strikes and riots at schools across the nation, and Nixon was forced to de-escalate the war. -
Keyes v. School District No.1, Denver
First major Supreme Court decision from someplace other than the South. It was decided that schools must be despegregated, including for Hispanic children.
