Prior to 20th Century
Factors that determined curriculum during early national period
What is religious morals?
The first public school that open in the United States
What was the Boston Latin School?
Promoted learning by doing in progressive education
Who was John Dewy?
Children in lower socioeconomics and minorities participated in
What were apprenticeships ?
This law included mandatory attendance for children between the ages of eight and 14 for at least 3 months out of the year.
What was the compulsory attendance Law in Massachusetts?
The vehicle that made it better in early times
What was society?
This school was the first higher education institution that supported wealthy individuals
What was Harvard University?
The pioneer of Montessori schools and education
Who was Maria Montessori ?
Children from wealthy families received education from
What was tutors?
This case in 1983 warned of a rising tide of mediocrity in education.
What was A Nation at Risk?
Tools that promoted the nations new ideas
What was freedom and liberty?
The school that supported education to only boys in becoming leaders in education.
What was the Bostin Latin School?
The Event that set a period of rapid growth in education for African Americans
What was the Civil War?
The era that had more federal government involvement and influence
What was after the 20th century?
This law provided funding for vocational education in 1917.
What was the Smith Hughes Act?
These men helped shape the early development of schools
Who are Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?
The shift in teaching that emphasized accountability and testing.
What was the No Child Left Behind Act?
Considered the father of American Education
Who is Horace Mann?
Teacher training before and after the 20th century
What was minimal and no training verus formal training and certfications?
This law stated that no child under the age of 15 could be employed in any business without proof of attendance in school for at least three months.
What was the compulsory attendance law in Connecticut?
Classes was determined by
What was race and gender?
The percentage of young adults who earned a high school diploma by 1940
What was 50%?
Was able to get state funding for children to go to school regardless of their socioeconomics
What was Horace Mann?
Before the 20th century they mainly controlled schools
Who were local communities versus state and federal oversight?
A major US law in 1975 that guaranteed special education services to students.
What was the Education for All Handicapped Children Act? IDEA