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1785 Northwest Land Ordinance
This ordinance set up a standardized system in which settlers could purchase land. Because Congress did not yet have the power to establish taxes, these land sales provided and important revenue and aided in the west-ward expansion and helped with beginning funding of schools. -
1790 Impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster (MOST IMPORTANT)
LinkThomas Jefferson is the best remembered of the “leaders of the revolutionary generation who addressed issues of schooling.” Along with education philosophers Benjamin Rush and Noah Webster, they wrote of many changes in education needed for America. These “new political structures began to actually create educational institutions,” and paved the way for free public schooling and the idea that it is essential to democracy.
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1820’s Impact of Horace Mann (MOST IMPORTANT)
LinkHorace Mann is known as the “Father of the Common School Movement,” and was the “foremost proponent of education reform in antebellum America.” He founded and edited The Common School Journal, which spread the idea that schools should be more “open” and “nurturing,” and contain a wider curriculum with more professional and qualified teachers.
Similar to the impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster, this is important today because it shaped how we view school and education systems today. -
1892 Committee of Ten
The committee of ten was a working group of educators. In 1892, they recommended creating a standardized set of curriculum for American high schools. -
Late 1800’s The Progressive Reform Movement (MOST IMPORTANT)
LinkProgressive education is a “pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century” and has “persisted in various forms to the present.” It focused on education by experience. It had a strong emphasis in education and learning by doing and with hands-on experiences.
I feel like this has a huge and continuing impact on today’s education. As a future educator, it is my belief that you learn through experiences and so this movement has made a lot of impacts on how I will be as a teacher -
1910 Secondary School Movement (MOST IMPORTANT)
LinkFrom 1910 to 1940, this period of time is often referred to as “the high school movement” in the history of U.S. education. The emergence of high school has been called the “second great transformation” of American education. The rise of high schools across the United States was rapid, and the rates of youth receiving a high school diploma grew as well. In 1910, only 9% of youths received a high school diploma, while in 1935 that rate grew to over 40%.
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1941 Impact of World War II
World War II had a huge widespread impact on American Education. Education focused more on the war, and many teachers withdrew from schools to help in war service or wars industries. -
1954 Brown vs. Board of Education
This was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled segregated black and white schools to be a violation of the 14th amendment and therefore unconstitutional. This ruling paved the way for segregation and was a big victory for the Civil Rights Movement currently happening during this time. -
1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act was passed as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” It provided funding for American primary and secondary schools, and emphasized equal access to education for citizens. -
1960s The Civil Rights Movement (MOST IMPORTANT)
LinkThe Civil Rights Movement began in about 1954 and continued on until 1968. Through many key events (including the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling) it paved the way for the desegregation and integration of schools. It provided equal educational opportunities for all, regardless of skin color or race.
This is important today because it removed racial barriers to educational opportunities, and I believe provides a richer learning environment. -
1975 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
This act passed ensured that all students “with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs.” The goal of this act was to provide all students with disabilities the same access and opportunities for education as students without disabilities. -
1983 A Nation at Risk Report
President Ronald Reagan issued a report that America’s schools were failing. It created a reaction that pushed a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts in education. -
1983 The Standards Movement
Following the “A Nation at Risk” Report, there has been a huge educational reform “largely driven by the setting of academic standards for what students should know and be able to do.” These standards are used as a guide to all other components of education. -
Late 1900’s Growth of Standardized Testing
After focus on academic standards and curriculum because to take place, standardized testing began to come about as well. It is still apparent in our schools today, and is a topic of much debate on whether or not it effectively assesses students. -
2001 The No Child Left Behind Act
This act supported standards-based education reform. It held schools, students, and teachers at a higher accountability for education, because in order to receive funds it required all schools to give specific assessments to all students on all grade levels.
