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Education in the Colonial Period
Only larger town were required to build school outside of that education was not free nor public. It was in Colonial times horn books were implemented, education was linked to the Protestant bible. -
The Impact of Noah Webster MOST IMPORTANT
**Webster was the spearhead of the removal of British textbooks form American Schools. He created the Blue Back Speller a text book focused on American national ideals and our history. It also created American English and the break away from traditional British English.
It is thanks to Webster we have our current dictionaries and that America has set itself apart from British schools and education. He was one of the founding fathers of how and what American teaching within our schools. -
1785 Northwest Ordinance
In the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 Areas of land were divided and distributed. One section in each township was to be set aside for a school. This started the idea of public lands and also created access to schools no matter your location. -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the start to education reform in American. He traveled far and wide seeing how all towns schools were running their schools. He gathered information both good and bad. It was thanks to this the Common School movement began to help create a system for public education -
Common Schools
Common School teach a common body of knowledge so all students no matter where they live or their social or economic status had the same opportunities and education. This is to create an equalizer within our school system. These schools were also free and of high quality. -
Legal Case of Sarah Roberts MOST IMPORTANT
**This lawsuit was on behalf of a Black five-year-old who was barred from school. After being taken to the Massachusetts Supreme Court the result came back that Boston's schools would remain segregated. This didn’t stop them in 1955 The first law was passed among the nation outlawing segregation within schools. This started the ball to roll for schools across the nation to be desegregated.
This case is the reason things such as Brown Vs. TBOE could happen and the integration of our schools. -
Committee of Ten
The committee of ten was comprised of 10educated men who created the standardization of what the high school education curriculum would cover. -
John Dewy
John Dewy vastly changed the approaches we use in both teaching and learning. AS a Philosopher he saw the way we were currently teaching wasn't ideal for students learning and thus created the Gary Plan and what we term Progressive Education -
Brown vs. The Board of Education MOST IMPORTANT
**It was this case that the Supreme Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. Stating "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This took away a states right make their own call on segregation.
This case finally made the entire nation stop segregation. To me it's moments like this I think that lead to individuals like Obama receiving a proper education and becoming our President and reach their dreams. -
Civil Rights Act MOST IMPORTANT
**The Civil Rights Act ensured that all Americans could exercise their right to vote. This was a way to equalize all colors within our nation this dramatically increased the pace our nation desegregated. This moment in history is huge and made it so not only could all individual get a proper education, but that they wanted one! All individual were finally being treated as equals and they needed to be properly educated to make the right call at the polls each year. This created real equality. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
The effects of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA helped those with disabilities have the right to a free and public education that fit their needs. Previous to this public schools did not have to cater to their needs causing education to be expensive. Now they and their have equal right as all other children. -
The Standards Movement
Tee Standards Movement is when the United States set up academic standards for what students should know and be able to do. These standards help unify that children across the United States are getting the same education. -
A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform was a report of the successes and downfalls within the public school system. It was a huge reason for reform in the school system and a way to see what could be done better to help education soar. -
School Choice MOST IMPORTANT
**School choice refers to a parents choice of where their child is educated. That they have the right to enroll their child in a public school, a charter school, a private school or home school them. It is important the parents have a right to put their child in an environment that will best suite their learning needs.
It is ideal to be able to put your children in a place that will best suite their needs and help them reach the best education possible. This opened up options which is important -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind was created by President Bush to ensure that students in every public school achieve important learning goals while being educated in safe classrooms by well-prepared teachers.
