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Horace Mann and the Common School
Mann's creation of the Common School shaped today's education by normalizing schooling for all children in a public setting. This idea left Dame Schools behind and created high demand of educators, resulting in women being hired. -
Industrialization
The Industrial Revolution allowed the United States to produce quality goods at lower costs while producing them more rapidly and efficiently. This lead to lower value of manual labor, economic busts and the rise of educational value. If you had an education, you had a job. Also, in 1920, towards the end of the Industrial Boom, was the first time that there were more people in Cities than in rural areas. (2/3) -
Brown V. Board of Education
This Supreme Court case ruling, allowed African American children to legally attend the same schools as white children and receive "equal" educational opportunities. This ruling was not a definite action, meaning there were major retaliations against these children. This lead to the US military escorting Ruby Bridges and other children into their new elementary school. -
Sputnik
Sputnik drove American education into the competitive, standardized based education we see today. The USSR beating the United States into space was a major wake up call to Nixon and turned our curriculum into such that would output more engineers and scientists. -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment was clarified in the Constitution to prohibit any discrimination based on sex. This allowed women to start attending public schools, vote and an "equal' shot at a better future.
