Chapter 6: The Modern History of Education in America - Principles of Teaching

During World War II

Women and African-Americans filled jobs in factories, offices, and classrooms

GI Bill

Helps veterans attend college or receive training

Baby Boom

Created the need for more schools and teachers because the population increased significantly.

Brown v. Board of Education decision

Ruled that racial segregation of schools was unconstitutional

The National Defense Education Act

Encouraged stronger programs in math, science and foreign languages.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Outlawed segregation in public schools and public places

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Provided federal money to schools where less fortunate children were enrolled.

Project Head Start (1960s)

Designed to help preschool children from low-income families succeed in school.

To address segregation (1970s)

Schools, implemented which transported students to different schools.

The Supreme Court required (1970s)

Schools to provide bilingal education for Spanish-speaking students.

The Equal Opportunity in Education Act of 1974

Prohibited discrimination based on gender

The Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

Guaranteed free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment

President Reagan and Bush believed (1980s)

The federal government’s role in education should be reduced.

Report in A Nation at Risk showed (1980s)

The U.S. was falling behind in business, science, and technology.

The ¨back-to-basics¨ movement (1980s)

Emphasized reading, writing, and math

Until the mid-1990s

Most classrooms did NOT have computers.

Competency-based education provided (1990s)

An objective way of evaluating student learning

The Goals of 2000 Act of 1994

Established SIX educational goals to be reached by the year 2000.

The NO Child Left Behind Act (2000s)

Tired federal funds to school performance.

A concern in the 2000s was

Teachers were spending too much time preparing students for standardized tests.

Some states in the 2000s

Established more charter schools as an alternative.

The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015

Gave more flexibility to individual states.

The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) of 2015

Expanded funding to support quality career and technical learning.