EDUCATION HISTORY

by
MONICHA DOMANGUERA
Brown vs. Board of Education

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme

Court rejected the “separate but equal”
doctrine used since 1850 as a justification
for excluding African Americans from
attending school with Whites.

This helped many African American

students be recognized as equals and not
inferior to caucasian students.
The National Defense Education Act
of
A year 1958
after the Soviet Union had launched
the Sputnik into space, the U.S. made
provisions of the
National Defense Education Act of 1958,
the U.S. Office of Education sponsored
research and innovation in science,
mathematics, modern foreign languages,
and guidance.

Out of their work came the “new math”;

new science programs; an integration of
anthropology, economics, political science,
and sociology into new social studies
programs; and renewed interest and
innovations in foreign language instruction.
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act

The education of low-income children received a boost in

April 1965 when Congress passed the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act.

As part of President Johnson’s Great Society program, the act

allocated funds on the basis of the number of poor children in
school districts.

Thus, schools in poverty areas that frequently had to cope

with problems such as low achievement, poor discipline,
truancy, and high teacher turnover rates received much-
needed assistance in addressing their problems.
 Title IX Education Amendment (1972)
It is stated, “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
 Indian Education Act (1972)
It is the landmark legislation
establishing a comprehensive
approach to meeting the
unique needs of American
Indian and Alaska Native
students.
It provides services to
American Indians and Alaska
Natives that are not provided
by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
 Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public
Law 94–142)

In 1975, Congress passed Public Law

94-142.

Education for All Handicapped Children

Act extended greater educational
opportunities to children with
disabilities.
 A Nation At Risk
A Nation at Risk and dozens of other
national reports on U.S. schools gave
evidence to some that the schools
were failing miserably to achieve
their goals.

With the publication in 1983 of the It called for five new basics:
report by the National Commission English, math, science, social
on Excellence in Education, A Nation studies and computer science.
at Risk: The Imperative for
Educational Reform, a great national
debate began on how to improve the
Educate America Act (1994)
The Act provides
resources to states and
communities to ensure
that all students reach
their full potential.
It ensured all teachers
and students will have
modern computers in
No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
was the main law for K–12
general education in the United
States from 2002–2015. The law
held schools accountable for how
kids learned and achieved.

The law was controversial in part

because it penalized schools that
didn't show improvement.
 National Governors Association
and Council of Chief State
Common Core Standards of
School Officers organize the
2009
Common Core State Standards
Initiative.

The Common Core State

Standards are a clear set of
shared goals and expectations
for the knowledge and skills
students need in English
language arts and mathematics
at each grade level so they can
be prepared to succeed in