What are three distinct regions where colonies settled?
100
Also known as the Land Grant College Act – gave every state a land grant of 30,000 of public land to be used for colleges, for each senator and congressman in the state delegation.
What was the Morrill Act of 1862?
100
World War I, World War II, The Roaring 20's economic boom, The Great Depression
What were events that happened during the Progressive Nation Period?
100
The first major federal aid package for higher education. This act provided funds for returning World War II veterans to attend college.
What was the GI Bill?
100
This caused a reevaluation of secondary school standards in the Modern Period.
What was A Nation At Risk?
200
Religious Education
What was the overriding purpose of schools in the New England Colonies?
200
It was created in order to provide more educated students and a stronger America.
What was the Common School?
200
This caused a lack of jobs so children went back to school instead of working.
What was the Great Depression?
200
An attempt to eliminate poverty, it was enacted in 1965, and provided federal guidance and funds to school districts with large numbers of disadvantages students; reauthorized in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind Act.
What was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?
200
The improvement of instructional delivery.
What was a major educational reform effort in the late 1980's?
300
Vernacular School for lower class males and the Latin Grammar School for upper class males
What were two early schools in the New England Colonies?
300
They responded to increasing immigration by offering civics, citizenship, history, geography, and moral development.
What are schools during the Young Nation Period?
300
Committee of 10, Committee of 15, Committee on College Entrance Exams
Who were groups that attempted to standardize education?
300
It funded student aid and offered pell grants for economically disadvantaged students
What was the Higher Education Act?
300
Stronger teacher preparation initiatives in both subject matter as well as pedagogy.
What was recommended in "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the Twenty-First Century"?
400
A small wooden paddle which had a single piece of paper glued to it. The paper was covered by a thin piece of cow horn and had letters and a religious verse to teach reading and writing.
What was the Horn Book?
400
They were introduced in 1810 – 1820 in Massachusetts.
What were the first monitorial teacher preparation schools?
400
Health, Command of fundamental principles, Worthy home membership, Vocation, Civic education, Worthy use of leisure, and Ethical consideration
What were the Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education?
400
It created gender equality to all federally funded education programs.
What was Title IX?
400
To aid students in their quest for knowledge and
To facilitate the administrative aspects of the profession
What are the functions of Educational Technology?
500
Only about 90 pages, it was published in 1690 and combined letters with religious catechism using words, couplets, and verse.
What was the New England Primer?
500
Domestic quality education, Creating citizens who can hold public offices, Produce school masters for rural schools, and
To draw students from neighboring areas
What were four purposes of education outlined by Benjamin Franklin?
500
Working Conditions of Teachers, Literacy, Teacher Preparation, and Progressivism
What were other educational issues addressed in the 20th Century?
500
It provides legal support for creating an educational environment free from specific religious practices.
What is the separation of church and state?
500
It provided the mandate that the “separate but equal” provision previously accepted was no longer adequate, and provided for the integration of all publicly funded schools.