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Young Ladies' Academy of Philadelphia
Girls are giving a true opportunity to learn basic skills and to become equal with men in present day workforce.
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First Public High School
The first public high school in the U.S. was the English Classical School opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston. -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann, Father of the Common School, was elected to act as Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. He led the Common School Movement, ensuring that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes. https://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/horace.html -
Progressive Education Movement
John Dewey and others believed that students learn best hands-on and not by listening.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
Consisted of five separate cases that were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the issue of segregation in public schools. The main issue was the segregation in public schools. Thurgood Marshall raised a variety of legal issues on appeal.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Helped students of low-income families by distributing funding to schools and school districts.
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Title IX
Discrimination against girls ends in all aspects of education; number of sports for girls must be equal to those of boys.
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Education For All Handicapped Children Act
Discrimination ends for special needs children in schools. -
A Nation at Risk
Focused on how to improve the educational system of the United States by the government. -
No Child Left Behind
To close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.
https://www.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/grants-grant-management/every-student-succeeds-act-essa-implementation/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-esea/no-child-left-behind-act-2001