Modern History of Education

After World War II, young people were married in record numbers and as a result there was a surge in the birth rate over the next couple of years.

• Baby Boom
• Foster Care
• Project Head Start
• GI Bill

Supreme Court case where the court ruled that racial segregation of schools violated the Constitution, segregated schools were unequal.

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Desegregation
• Lau v. Nichols
• Civil Rights Act

Formally outlawed segregation in the United States public schools and public places.

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Title I
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Designed to help preschool students from low-income families develop skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. 

• Project Head Start
• Department of Family and Children Services
• Elementary School
• Tutoring

Supreme Court ordered of Spanish speaking student be taught in two languages, English and Spanish.

• Lau v. Nichols
• Bilingual Education
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Prohibits discrimination based on gender in all programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.

• Education for All Handicapped Children

• Title X

• Equal Opportunity in Education Act

• Bilingual Education

Can not read or write.

• Back to Basics
• Illiterate
• Literate
• Education standards

Schools need to emphasize reading, writing, and math.

• Illiterate
• Back to Basics
• Education Standards
• Competency based

Interconnection of economics of nations around the world through finance, international companies and trade.

• Global Economy
• Charter Schools
• Career Clusters
• Loans

No Child Left Behind Act lead to the increase in 

• Public Schools
• Charter Schools
• Head Start Programs
• Technical Schools