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History of Education
This is a time line of the history of the public education system -
The importance of Horace Mann
Horace Mann as a strong advocate for the Common School. He was the first secretary of the State of the Board of Education. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
As more people were coming over to the America's it became harder and harder. We had to modify how we were teaching to start the development of modern education -
Committee of Ten
This was a group of working educators that started recommending the standardization of education. -
The Impact of John Dewey
John Dewey is famous for progressive education. This emphasized the need for learning by doing. -
The Impact of WW2
As World War II broke out, Congress passed the GI bill providing subsidies for returning vets to attend college and receive a higher education. Additionally, teachers certification for a time, disappeared as a need for teachers increased. As there was a surplus of teachers, certification became mandatory again. -
Brown v Board of Education (Most Important)
This was the court decision that started to dissolve segregation. This decision made it so that everyone in the USA could receive an equal opportunity to have a better education. Today we are still trying to create equal education and opportunity for everyone in the United States. There are man that are paid less or their work is valued less because they are of a different race. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html -
Sputnik and NDEA, 1957-58
The NDEA was the first reform to really get the government involved in education. The Soviet Union released Sputnik into the atmosphere and the USA wanted to be able to keep up with them as to night fall behind. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965
This was part of Lyndon B Johnson's war on poverty. This provided the funds for education for further ensure that everyone received an equal opportunity for higher education. -
The Civil Rights Movement & The War on Poverty (Most Important)
The civil rights movement forced America to look at the poverty stricken black ghettos of the country. They were not receiving equal education. They were also being denied basic necessities. We are still having this problem in America. Though it has shifted less from a race point of view, it is still in a poverty view. The poorer areas do not receive nearly as strong of an education. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/war-poverty -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975 (Most Important)
This allowed for exceptional students to be allowed into the public classroom. This allowed for free, appropriate, public education in the least restrictive environment. This act is still being practiced today and it is not uncommon for exceptional students to be found in public education. Additionally you will find teachers finding ways to help those students to best learn. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/index.html -
A Nation at Risk Report, 1983 (Most Important)
This report contributed to growing popular ideal that American schools were failing. This report provided a suggestion for the more standardization of education for the youth of America. This report really made the government look at what education plan they had to the youth and revise what they had.https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html -
The Standards Movement
The was the official movement to standardize the education for the children and youth of America. There are certain standards that every student has to meet before they are allows to continue in the education program. Thus making holding back a student based on their educational understanding possible. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
Parents have always had to choice of where to send their children for education, however they would still pay for public education through taxes and then have to pay the private education fund. This allows the tax money that your student would use in public education to go towards their private education to level the playing field. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
As public education has grown so has the standardization of tests. Because we have created a standard for students to meet, we have developed more and more of a need to measure their understanding and compare it to an average and have thus created a standardized test. -
No Child Left Behind, 2001 (Most Important)
No Child Left Behind requires that all teachers administer a standardized test at the end of the year. It also provides outlines for providing better education for underdeveloped areas such as Title I schools. The idea is to help improve education to ensure that no child is left behind in the sea of education.
