Teaching Chapter 4 The Modern History of Education in America

The Equal Opportunity in Education Act _____.

The great increase in births after the end of World War II

levels of knowledge and skills to be mastered in specific subject areas

in the 1950s, many educators ________.

The goals of No Child Left Behind included _____.

The Civil Rights Act of 1954 (during the Civil Rights Movement)___.

Title IX, 1972, prohibited discrimination based on race.

Launching satellite Sputnik by Soviets caused Congress 2 pass the National Defense Ed. Act. 

Education in two languages

The increase in population after WWII resulted in the need for more schools and teachers.

tests that measure students' performance compared to that of thousands of other students

fed. govt. program 2 help pre-k chlldren from low-income families develop skills 4 kinderg. 

1983 report, Nation at Risk reported the rate of illiteracy in America had dropped

During the 1940s-1950s, education in America ______.

move toward focusing on reading/writing/math

unable to read or write

Goals 2000 Act of 1974 included six educational goals to be reached by the year 2000.

interconnection of nations around the world through finance/international companies/trade

The computer revolution ____.

Teaching methods that require students to show their abilities in subject areas

Goal of Brown vs. Bd of Educ. of Topeka, Kansas was creation of separate but = schools 4 all. 

Statements of students expectation set by national organizations/states/school districts

Sixteen general career areas, each having a wide range of related opportunities

Providing proof that standards, such as educational goals, are being achieved

public school operating with freedom from regulations that apply 2 traditional public schools