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Common Schools
Common schools were public schools back in the nineteenth century. A man named Horace Mann was a big advocate for public education. He was the first secretary for the State Board of Education -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was an American educator and Whig politician who was extremely dedicated to the public education system. He made great strides in universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. -
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American psychologist, philosopher, and educational reformer. His ideas contributed largely to social and educational reform. Dewey wanted a school curriculum based on everyday life that was combined WITH lessons. He was big on hands on experience and presented real life problems and guided students. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
Between the years 1890 and 1930 nearly 22 million immigrants came to America.About 3 million of those immigrants were children. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
The Progressive Era was and era with a lot of social activism, and political reform across the United States. The Progressive Movement was an effort made to try and cure the problems of the American society that had developed. -
Committee of 10
The committee of 10 was a group of educators that recommended a standardized curriculum in High Schools. -
Secondary School Movement
In 1910-1940 secondary schools started to pop up all over America. In 1910 about 15% of 15-18 year olds were registered for High School. Barely 9% of those students graduated. By 1940 73% of American youths were in High School. The movement began in New England but quickly moved it the United States. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The case of Brown vs. The Board of Education is about blacks and whites being treated differently in schools in the nineteenth century in Topeka, Kansas. The Supreme Court issued a ruling that segregation of public schools was a violation of the fourteenth amendment and because of that was declared unconstitutional. -
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
The NDEA was put in place by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to increase the sophistication and power of the United States scientists. Many were falling behind the scientists of the Soviet Union. This was especially prominent when the S.U. launched Sputnik, the first ever satellite. The Act gave the U.S. scientists funding for four years with funding increasing each year. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The law for Elementary and Secondary Education Act was brought to the forefront of education in the national assault on poverty and stood as a landmark commitment to equal access to quality education. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA has four parts. It makes sure that students with a disability are provided with not just free, but appropriate public education that is tailored to their individual needs with the LEAST restrictive environment -
The Standards Movement
Education reform in the United States since the 1980s has been largely driven by the setting of academic standards for what students should know and be able to do. These standards can then be used to guide all other system components. The SBE reform movement calls for clear, measurable standards for all school students. -
A Nation at Risk Report
In 1983 President Reagan gave a report on the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The report contributed to the ever-growing assertion of American Schools failing. This lead to curriculum based testing. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students. It supported standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education.
