History of Education

Native American

100

What century were there many misguided attempts to educate Native American children?

19th Century

200

Who was the Executive Secretary of the American Indian Defense Association?

John Collier

300

What was the name of the report the Committee of One Hundred published?

The Meriam Report

400

When did congress pass the Indian Reorganization Act?

1934

500

What was the Act passed in 2015?

Every Student Succeeds Act

Females

100

What year did girls start surpassing boys in public schools?

1870

200

By the beginning of what century did most public secondary schools and colleges become predominantly coeducational?

20th Century

300

When did the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education make a case for the creation of the two track system?

1918

400

What year did the United States Department of Education publish amendments to Title IX?

2006

500

in 1960, what categories were girls channeled into?

Secretarial, Nursing, Teaching, and Motherhood

African Americans

100

What educational system is the most unequal in the industrialized world?

U.S.

200

Name one inequality we need to address if we ever get beyond the problem of the color line?

Funding, teacher quality, curriculum, and class sizes

300

In what year were most African-American, Latinos, and Native American students in segregated schools?

1960s

400

Name one of the 3 things that minorities have unequal access to?

key educational resources, skilled teachers, and quality curriculum

500

What fraction of minority students still attend schools that are predominantly minority?

Two Thirds