Educ Midterm (1980-2000)

Terrell Bell

Secretary of Education who helped create A Nation at Risk to improve American schools.

E. D. Hirsch

Supported Core Knowledge, teaching all students important facts and academic subjects.

Annette “Polly” Williams

Helped create Milwaukee's school voucher program to give low-income families more school choices.

Milton Friedman

Economist who supported school vouchers and giving parents more control over education.

Ray Budde

Developed the original idea of charter schools, giving teachers more freedom to innovate.

Ted Kolderie

Helped promote charter schools as an alternative to traditional public schools.

John Dewey

Supported learning through experience, problem-solving, and democratic participation.

Deborah Meier

Supported small, democratic schools where students have a voice in their education.

Paulo Freire

Believed education should encourage critical thinking and help students challenge inequality.

Christopher Whittle

Created Channel One and founded EAI, a company involved in managing public schools.

John Holt

Supported homeschooling and believed children learn best through curiosity and freedom.

Raymond Moore

Promoted homeschooling and believed children benefit from learning at home with family.

A Nation at Risk (1983)

Report warning that American schools were falling behind and needed higher academic standards.

Core Knowledge

Teaching all students a shared foundation of important facts, history, and academic subjects.

Magnet Schools

Public schools with specialized programs designed to attract students from different neighborhoods.

School Choice

Allowing parents to choose which school their children attend.

Vouchers

Government funding that families can use toward private school tuition.

Charter Schools

Publicly funded schools that have more freedom over how they teach and operate.

Democratic Education

Giving students a voice in school decisions and encouraging active participation.

EAI, Inc. (Education Alternatives, Inc.)

Private company that managed public schools using business-style methods.

Channel One

Daily news program shown in schools that included advertisements.

Home Schooling

Parents educating their children at home instead of sending them to traditional schools.