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Education in the Colonial Period
Parents paid for their students education, no free public school. Education was highly focused around religious teachings and readings. -
The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, & Webster
Jefferson: wanted everyone to have education, he knew that with our government that the people would be choosing the leaders and wanted the people to make smart choices.
Rush: advocate for religoin, espically in education.
Webster: watned to make a difference in our language from the britians, he worte the spelling book used in easrly schools. -
Common Schools
Only larger towns would have a common school available for children. Termed as the place where we make Americans, both elite and poor learning together. Not everyone liked the idea of being taxed for others education. -
Committee of Ten
Group of individuals to decide what should be the favored in education, some thought of rote memorization, critical thinking, and separating from college bond and working-trade groups. Talk of race and ethnic background were also discussed. -
The Progressove Reform Movement
Used to describe ideas and practices that could be used in education philosophy. Ideas like respect for diversity, development of critical, socially engaged intelligence and understanding. This hasn’t always been the case in actual schools but still the ideal practices for schools -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Politian, majority leader in MA, secretary of education. Rode horseback from district to district checking each facility visiting over 1000 schools getting info on physical description. Came to the conclusion that life stocks were being taken care of better than the students in the public schools. Seeing there was no support for public schools he knew government needed to do it, making public school a #1 priority and coming to the conclusion that the people will need to be taxed to get the funds -
Growth of Standardized Testing
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests started to become the normal assessment tool because it takes little time and the importance of knowing who among the distritcts, schools, and classes. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Landmark case in the US Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This over turned the earlier decision made in 1896 that allowed segregation in schools. This movement paved the way for integration and a major victory of the Civil Rights Movement -
The Civil Rights Movement & The War on Poverty
Between 1928 and 1954, Civil Rights groups in the United States supported a steady flow of litigation seeking to establish complete freedom of movement in the society for every citizen regardless of his race. With all of the segregation and laws seperating the blacks and whites there were many oppourtunities that many blacks did not get and whites did. This created a distance in income for the two differnt families. Wtith acts being passed in education and other areas the seperation disapeared. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed as a part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a four part (A-D) piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. This is important because it allows every child no matter their circumstances to get a proper education and also one that is being offered to every other child. -
A Nation at Risk Report
A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform is the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication is considered a landmark event in modern American educational history. The report contributed to the ever-growing assertion that American schools were failing, and it touched a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts. -
The Standard Movement
The standards-based education reform movement calls for measurable standards for all schools. Rather than rankings, a standards-based system measures each student against the concrete standard. Including curriculum, assessments, and professional developments. -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
School choice is a term given to a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to publicly provided schools, to which students are generally assigned by the location of their residence. More options gives each student the ability to choose where and how they learn. Homeschooling is becoming very popular among the teachings. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Title I, the government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students. Looked better on paper, did not create the improvement that was desired.
