Schools in Early America
Who proposed an education plan to the Virginia Assembly in 1778?
Thomas Jefferson
Academics were still only available in ________ settings for the wealthy.
What was the name of the court case that declared segregation in schools illegal?
Brown V. Board of Education
Horace Mann established this state's (and the nation's) first board of education.
Massachusetts
Who signed the No Child Left Behind Act (2002)?
George W. Bush
Name two of the important universities and colleges that were formed around the same time in Early America
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania
Rather than the traditional school setting, some schools were just _______
Apprenticeships
In 1964, the ________ ___________ Act created programs to bring educational opportunities to disadvantaged students.
Economic Opportunity Act
Horace Mann encouraged Massachusetts laws requiring mandatory education for a _________ - ________ school year
Six-month
Intorverted students may feel more comfortable particaipating _________.
anonymously
In the 1700s, what two subjects were introduced into schools more?
Science and Math
In 1821, The English ______ School Opened in Boston
Classical
What Act denied federal funds to institutions practicing ratial discrimination?
Where was Horace Mann Born?
Franklin, Massahusetts
Name the three subjects that the No Child Left Behind Act mandated state's have grade standards for.
Math, Reading and Science
What state passed the first law in 1642 requiring all children to attend school?
Massachesetts
In 1827, Massachusetts passed a law, forcing towns with more than how many families to establish 2 or more high schools?
500
In what year did Congress pass Title IX?
1972
How long did Horace Mann touter in schools within Massachusetts?
Six Years
If schools fail to meet standards of the No Child Left Behind Act, they are at risk of what?
De-funding
What is the name of the school that was run my local women in their homes?
Dame Schools
What was the name of the Seminary that was created just for women in 1837?
Mount Holyoke Seminary
In 1975, Congress passed the __________ for ___ ___________ _______ Act
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Name 2 of Horace Mann's ideas for reform
Championed the creation of public schools
High-quality education with professionally trained teachers
Mandatory schooling paid with tax dollars
Standardized curriculum
Students can ____ __ _____ ___ ____, moving to new material s soon as they're ready
move at their own pace