Court Cases
Prohibited discrimination based on gender in all programs receiving federal financial assistance
Title IX
JFK, landing on the moon, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement
1960s
B.F. Skinner's learning theory was called ___________.
behaviorism
Programs of study are closely related to which area (type) of education?
Career and Technical Education
Public school that operates with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools
Charter School
Racial segregation of schools violated the constitution
Brown vs. Board of Education
terror attacks, war on Afghanistan, Real estate boom
2000s
Six national education goals to help America return to the Back to Basics movement were called what?
Goals 2000
Behaviorism
Guidelines defining what students at various levels should know and be able to do.
Educational Standards
Money became available to improve scientific equipment for public and private schools; strengthened math and science instruction
National Defense Education Act
World War II, holocaust, Baby Boom, Cold War
1940s and 1950s
Handicapped children and bilingual children were given acts that allowed them better access to schools during this decade.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reason the courts decided to hear Brown vs. Board of Education? 1. African-American schools were not equal in funding 2. African- American Schools had bad and outdated materials 3. African-American teachers were allowed to teach anywhere so it was hard to find teachers for black schools.
African-American teachers were allowed to teach anywhere so it was hard to find teachers for black schools.
Designed to give a measure of students’ performance compared with that of a very large number of other students
Standardized Tests
Increased accountability; increased focus on reading; parent choice when choosing schools for their children
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Decreased emphasis on education, Credit rates/usage increased, divorce rates increased, consumerism increased
1980s
A Nation at Risk led to this educational movement
Back to Basics Movement
The internet became available during this decade
1990s
Schools teach toward students demonstrating mastery and achievement of specified knowledge and skills in subject areas
Competency Based Education
Federal education dollars were given to school districts based on the number of poor children enrolled
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
divorce rates rose, single parents increase, more women in the workforce, inflation caused decrease in disposable income
1970s
Sequences of career classes to prepare students for transition from high school to college or employment
Program of Study
This act formally outlawed segregation in public schools and public places
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Performance standards for knowledge and skills to be mastered in specific subject areas
National Standards