A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF

EDUCATION
ALL STUDENTS. IT IS NECCESARY
AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING.

1969: THE END TO SEGREGATION IN

SCHOOLS
In the past, all schools were segregated

into Blacks only and Whites only. This

made it unsettling and very racist. During

this time there were always people

fighting for total inclusion and no more

separation. In 1969 after years of fighting,

boycotts, and protests, segregation in

schools came to an end. Any person no

IDEA: 1975
matter what they looked like could go to

any school they wanted. This was a large

This act was to provide a free appropriate public
step for the education system that we
education (FAPE) to children with disabilities. It requires
see to this day.
schools to find and evaluate all students who are

suspected to have any sort of disability. Once a child is

tested and found that they in fact do have a disability

the school must provide adequate education and

resources for them to use. This could be anything from

additional time on tests to speech therapy. The main

goal of IDEA is to have all students succeed. The

students are covered under this act from birth all the

way to either school graduation or the age of 21.

2001: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

In 2001 the No Child Left Behind Act was passed.

This act was in effect from 2001 until 2015. The

main goal of this act was to level out the struggles

for students who are at a disadvantage. These

disadvantages include minorities, students with

2007: PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION disabilities, students who don't speak English as

their first language, and those in poverty. This act

Progressive Education is a twist on the modern way had annual testing and constant reports on

of teaching. Progressive education focuses on what academic progress. The annual testing included

each child knows and is able to learn. This also takes those from grades 3 to 8 and 10 through 12. The

into account what each student excels in and what schools had to report these test scores in a

their downfalls are. This is a less formal way of subgroup such as, special education. This also

teaching and it is currently under attack. Many tracked their academic progress. If students did

people find it less successful and not worth the time. better then they were pushed further into the

Many believe that they should focus on the basic education system while those who did worse got

math and english skills that have been taught for more help.

centuries. However, those old teaching methods are

just that, old. The modern way of teaching only allows

a student to learn to test instead of learning critical

thinking.
2008: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Throughout the years special education has been

changing. There have been many advancements

in technology, the economy, and politics that

changed the views on how special education was

seen. These new views have allowed schools and

students to better envision a future for how each

student learns and what they learn. This is where

they are taught more about how to live and take

care of themselves rather than being taught

useless mathematical equations that are rarely

used in everyday life.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF

EDUCATION
ALL STUDENTS. IT IS NECCESARY
AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING.

2015: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REPLACED WITH

EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT

Under the new law, each state must set goals for its

schools and evaluate how they’re doing. Along with

this, the different states also had to create plans on

how they were going to improve the schools that are

struggling or that have a specific group of students

who are underperforming. With this act there is still

annual testing throughout the same age groups from

No Child Left Behind. In addition, there are now

proficiency targets that the schools need to make and

go by. The schools are required to make these targets

on their own and also create a system where there

are penalties for not hitting these targets. In addition,

there is a new system within this act. This is the Opt-

2019: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Out. This is when a parent is able to decide whether

or not they want their child to take a standardized

test.
As states were implementing the ESSA; or the

Every Student Succeeds Act; some states are

not separating the results of children with

special education and those without special

education. This could hurt how much help a

2020: THE EFFECT OF COVID ON

student with special needs is getting. The way

this happens is since the scores and test results

EDUCATION are not separated by subgroups the lower

scores tend to be covered up by the better

Through COVID everyone has been affected.

scores. This could affect how much a student

However, as said in the article, those students

gets help since their scores are covered and

who came from a more privileged background

then the school doesn't try to do better since

were able to perform better once the school

their scores are relatively high while there are

doors closed and it was all virtual. Those who did

still students who are struggling.

not have access to a computer at home were

struggling more in the virtual world. Now, most

schools have a situation where the students

without any access to computers are able to

either get paper copies through the school or

have a school funded computer.

REFERENCES

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-

rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know

http://www.oecd.org/education/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-insights-education-at-a-

glance-2020.pdf

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08856250801946236