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Dame School
Students would attend schools taught by women in their homes known as Dame School. This wasn't called daycare but was similar to it. -
Common Schools
MOST IMPORTANT: Common Schools were created. This was a free school system and helped improve the quality of schools and to have students learning the same things at different schools. I feel like this is still important today because it was a huge step in making education what it is across our whole nation not just certain areas.
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The impact of Horace Man
Horace Mann was the first Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. He was an advocate for education and the common schools. He wanted the schools to be high quality and believed that the government needed to provide it so that all students had a fair chance at this education. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th Century
MOST IMPORTANT: Many people were coming to the United States and when they got here they wanted their children to go to school. Many people were moving west and the states had to guarantee a free education. Many young women were trained to be teachers and went all around the country to teach children. Some districts covered up to 1000 miles.
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Frederick Douglas's Role in Education
Pushed for black children to be admitted to schools in their neighborhoods. Not to have to go to segregated schools that weren't close to where they lived. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
The Progressive Reform Movement focused on the whole child. It was important for students to strengthen both their minds and their bodies. School focused on the real world and what students needed to be successful. -
The Impact of John Dewey
He believed that it was important for students to learn by doing. And although he never said that students shouldn't learn of the pas he believed that they needed to learn in the present as well. -
The Impact of WWII
After WWII the population of the United States increased a lot because of the baby boom. Because of this the demand for schools and teachers was high. They built big schools and bused students to them because it was cheaper than having one room school houses. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT: The case of Brown vs. Board of Education is when congress decided that the idea of separate but equal schools was unconstitutional and that these schools were not equal. This was a huge step and because of it this is not a problem in education today and every school you go to have many students of all different races.
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The War on Poverty
MOST IMPORTANT. President Lyndon Johnson wanted to end poverty. This is why he declared and unconditional war on poverty. This included increased Social Security Benefits, The Food Stamp Act, Job Corps, VISTA, medicare, medicaid, Title One, and Head Start. A lot of these are still in effect today which is why this is so important still.
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon Johnson believed that and education was vital to leading a successful life. So along with his war on poverty came the Elementary and Secondary Education Act this made it so that Title I schools or schools with a high number of students from low income home were given 1 billion dollars a year in funds to help these students. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
MOST IMPORTANT. This is a law that ensures that students with disabilities are still able to get a good free public education. Before IDEA children with disabilities didn't have a place to go to school. This is so important still today and because of it students with disabilities get to go to school every day just like every other student and we are able to give them an appropriate education and meet their needs.
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A Nation at Risk Report
American Education was struggling. Many students were wasting there day at school and were not learning what they needed to be learning. Their test scores were low and they were not prepared for college. We weren't competitive in our education system. The bad economy was blamed on school. -
Schools Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
Gave students the choice of what school they were going to go to. It opened up options for students and giving them the choice improved education because they were going to the schools that they wanted to which increase the competition in schools. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Students in grades 3-8 and once in high school were to be tested in reading and math. This was to improve principal and teacher quality and to increase the academic achievement of students.
