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History of Education
1940's to 1950's
Since so many men were leaving to go fight, that left a lot of jobs open and they were filled by women and African-Americans.
During the first half of the 1940s, World War 2 was going on and life revolved around it.
In the early 1950s, many schools in America were segregated, and it was advertised that they were "separate but equal." But African-American schools had substantially less funding than white schools did.
Extra Fact When soldiers returned to society, some of them took advantage of GI Bill. This is a federal legislation that gave money for veterans to attend college.
Extra Fact Lots of young people married in record numbers, this resulted in surge of birth rates in the next 20 years, this was known as the baby boom.
During the soldiers leave, women and African-Americans filled the missing work spots. 
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2000's to 2010's
In January 2001, President George W. Bush announced the No Child Left Behind Act. The goal of this was to improve the performance of schools in America.
The ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), gave more flexibility to states, this also gave grants to states to improve schools.
In 2018, President Trump signed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
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Extra Fact In the 2000s they developed programs of study, these are certain classes that prepare you for a certain career.
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1960's to 1970's
Finally in 1964, after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregated schools were banned in the United States.
The 1960s were a time where schools become more innovative. Teachers were allowed to try creative ideas and efforts to improve education.
Project Head Start, is a program that was designed to help preschool children, from low-income families, develop the skills they needed for success in kindergarten and beyond.
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1980's to 1990's
Many Americans thought that schools needed to start emphasizing reading, writing, and math again. This lead to the back-to-basics movement.
In 1983, a report called A Nation at Risk was published by a federal government agency, it was saying that America's competitive edge was at risk.
At the beginning of the 1990s, many states began using standardized tests to measure students' success.
Educational standards refer to guidelines defining what students at various levels should know and be able to do.
During the 1990s, most Americans were starting to see the impact of the back-to-basics movement.
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