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Northwest Land Ordinance
A law passed in 1787 to regulate the settlement of the Northwest Territory, which eventually was divided into several states of the Middle West. -
Common Schools
Horace Mann had an impact on this event. Common schools were known as a system of publicly supported elementary and secondary schools. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann had a huge impact on education. His impact started in Massachusetts and went nationally. He is best known for his policy on compulsory education--free elementary school education for all. -
The Impact of John Dewey**
As a philosopher, social reformer and educator, he changed fundamental approaches to teaching and learning. His ideas about education sprang from a philosophy of pragmatism and were central to the Progressive Movement in schooling. Dewey believed that humans learned best from hands-on. We see this in our classrooms today with the amount of hands on activities we do to help our students learn. [Link text]www.oswego.edu/~waite/JohnDeweyV2ByDevendorf.doc -
Committee of Ten
The committee of ten was a group of educators that recommended the standardization of American high school education. -
The Measurement Movement (IQ, Thorndike, Terman)
The measurement movement was originally found to discover if a human had a retardation. Later, it changed into measuring the intelligence of a person's brain. -
Secondary School Movement
The Secondary school movement occurred 1910-1040. Throughout this time, high schools spread across the country, giving secondary aged students the opportunity to go to school and get an education. After this movement, adults gaining an education increased. Because of this movement, we are able to get an education when we get past the primary school ages.
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Brown vs. Board of Education- Most Important
In the Brown vs Board of Education on May 17th, 1954, the courts ruling was a monumental day in history. Brown vs Board of Education was actually a bunch of different court cases represented in one. The U.S. Supreme Court made the decision that segregation by race should no longer exist in the public schools. This sparked the change for equal opportunity in school. Because of this movement,students of any race can attend public schools.
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Sputnik and NDEA
NDEA was influenced by the launch of the satellite Sputnik. It was brought up to increase the technological sophistication of America, basically using funds to bring test scores up in sciences. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
Started in 1960 and goes to present day. In the School Choice Movement, students and their families were given the choice of where they would go to school, and what type of school they would be attending. -
The Civil Rights Movement and the War on Poverty
The Civil Rights were very important because this is when colored people were given the same rights as the whites. With the declare of War on Poverty, this gave the African American people opportunities for economic growth. There is no doubt that the Civil Rights Movement changed America and the way we live our lives today, and run our schools. I feel that civil rights and Brown vs Board go hand in hand.
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Individuals With Disabilities in Education Act
Also known as IDEA, gives students with disabilities the opportunities to get the same and great education that other students would be getting.This one is also VERY IMPORTANT! -
A Nation at Risk Report
Is the 1983 report of from Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication is considered to be a landmark event in modern American educational history. This report talked about national underachievement. -
The Standards Movement
Instead of having norm-referenced rankings, a standards-based system measures each student against the concrete standard. Curriculum, assessments, and professional development are aligned to the standards. -
No Child Left Behind
The major focus of the No Child Left Behind is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. Because of this, our students have the opportunity to get this high quality education like all of their peers. We see this today, in the efforts to aid our students and give them quality education that they can learn and grow from.
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