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Colonial/Early National Period
Common School Movement
Evolution of American High School
Searching for Equality
The Modern Era
100
This philosopher emphasized the importance of firsthand experiences in helping children learn about the world.
Who is Jon Locke?
100
The common school movement began in this year.
What is 1820?
100
In 2000, ______________ of teenagers attended high school
What is ___%?
100
The education movement that attempts to bring minorities into mainstream American life.
What is assimilation?
100
World War II to the present marked the beginning of this era.
What is the Modern Era?
200
People able to attend school during the colonial period.
Who are wealthy white males?
200
A historic attempt to make education education available to all children in the U.S.
What is the common school movement?
200
Overcrowded classrooms in urban high schools cause this.
What is one major challenge of urban high schools?
200
Separate schools with different curricula, teaching methods, teachers and resources.
What is Separate but Equal?
200
A general term for federal programs designed to eradicate poverty during the 1960s.
What is the War on Poverty?
300
The private schools that were sponsored by the Church of England were located in these colonies.
What are the Southern Colonies?
300
An advocate for public education whose idea was that public education should be a right of all citizens.
Who is Horace Mann?
300
Middle schools are designed to meet these needs.
What are the unique social, emotional, and intellectual needs of early adolescents?
300
85% of Native Americans
What is the percentage of Native Americans who currently attend public school?
300
A federal program that funds supplemental education services for low-income students in elementary and secondary schools.
What is Title I funding?
400
These colonies had parishes with established schools with a native language
What are the Middle Colonies?
400
A two-year institution developed in the early 1800s to prepare prospective elementary teachers.
What is a normal school?
400
African Americans had almost no educational opportunities.
What is pre-Civil War?
400
A federal education program designed to help 3- to 5-year old disadvantaged children enter school ready to learn.
What is Head Start?
500
Every town of 50 or more households was required to hire a teacher of reading and writing.
What is Old Deluder Satan Act?
500
These are the issues that still remain today.
What are teacher quality and inequities in funding among states and school districts?
500
Hispanic American students
What is the fastest growing population in the U.S.?