Decades
Prohibited discrimination based on gender in all programs and activities (sports) receiving federal financial assistance.
Title IX or Equal Opportunity in Education Act
In which decade did the supreme court decide to hear the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education?
1950's
Mr. George Feeny – A wise, caring, and lifelong mentor to Cory, Topanga, and Shawn.
Boy Meets World
Matilda's kind and encouraging teacher, who serves as both educator and surrogate mother.
Teacher name?
Ms. Honey
Will Schuester – A Spanish teacher who revives his high school's glee club.
Glee
This decade in education was about technology.
1990's
The Civil Rights Act of _________ formally outlawed segregation in US public schools and public places.
1964 or 1960s
Ms. Valerie Frizzle – An eccentric and adventurous science teacher who takes her class on fantastical field trips.
Magic School Bus
Mousy math teacher finally got a chance to shine when she led a school-wide confrontation against the queen bee.
Movie title?
Mean Girls
A young teacher in a racially divided high school inspires at-risk students to write diaries and turn their lives around.
Freedom Writers
internet
Purpose was to help preschool children from low income families develop the skills they need for success in kindergarten.
Project Head Start
Edna Krabappel – A world-weary and realistic fourth-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary.
The Simpsons
Dewey Finn is a down-on-his-luck rock guitarist who gets kicked out of his band, No Vacancy.
School of Rock
A high school basketball coach benches his undefeated team due to poor academic grades.
Coach Carter
Educational _________ refer to guidelines defining what students at various levels should know and be able to do.
standards
Amid the controversy over school busing, the Supreme Court ordered that a group of spanish-speaking students be granted _______ education.
Bilingual
Walter White – A high school chemistry teacher.
Breaking Bad
A charismatic high school senior skips school for a day of adventure in Chicago. 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Navigates the daily trials of high school life, deals with local bullies, and helps his shy transfer student friend, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), run an underdog campaign for class president.
Character name?
Napolean
__________ tests are designed to give a measure of students' performance compared with that of a very large number of students.
Standardized
_________ is an educational approach that prioritizes explicit, direct, and structured instruction in core academic subjects—primarily reading, writing, and mathematics. 1980's
Back to Basics (1980s)
Janine Teagues – An endlessly optimistic second-grade teacher trying her best in an underfunded public school.
Abbott Elementary
A witty high school junior deals with an unplanned pregnancy and makes unique adoption arrangements.
Juno
______ spent his entire life as the class pet in a fifth-grade classroom at a Florida elementary school. When he learns he is nearing the end of his life, he tries to escape, but instead becomes an accidental life coach and emotional support mentor to the anxious kids in his class.
Leo