This 1968 article from Journal of American Indian Education discusses the pioneer Indian school, Rough Rock Demonstration School, in which the reservation was given control of its own school.

This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and...

The Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is "to encourage and support the transformation of the existing system of rules, roles, and relationships that govern the way time, people,...

The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE ) provides services to schools, school districts and states to help them improve their education systems. They believe in creating a shared vision, building leadership, obtaining...

Florence Kelley dedicated her life to social reform. She worked to end many social problems, including labor and racial discrimination.

A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Amelia Bloomer was a prominent advocate of women's rights in the 19th century. She invented bloomers to replace the skirt hoop, in an effort to free women from much of their cumbersome apparel. She later used her newspaper, The Lily, to...

Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.

Biographical information on Samuel Gompers, Frances Perkins and Cesar Chavez. All three were inspirations for the labor union movement.

America's Story site gives brief story of Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.

"Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, educational reformer, and father of modern pedagogy" are just a few of Saint John Baptist de La Salle's attributes. Check out this website to find out more about this...

President Obama signed into law a historic health care bill; making the most dramatic changes to the American health care system in four decades. Follow the details of the bill, its history, and the controversy behind this historic bill,...

Discover many programs that have been tested and reviewed to help students in all grades succeed academically. Educators will find substantial reports in reading and math as well as comprehensive school reform.

Learn about the life and humanitarian political work of Oklahoma politician and educator Kate Barnard.

This resource covers the changing of America due to the Industrial Revolution which brought in not only new technology but also opened the door to reform movements. From the series by Joy Hakim, "A History of Us." Includes a teacher's...

This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...

This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...

This is a brief overview from Froebel Web of John Amos Comenius' (1592-1670 CE) life and work. This site describes his modern thoughts of education.

What are 21st century skills? This article gives a brief overview of what the educational system needs to focus on in order to provide students with the skills for todays workforce.

Only 68% of all students entering high school nationwide will earn their diploma. The news for students from historically underserved populations is even worse. These students have slightly more than a 50% chance of graduating from high...

Two-part lesson plan teaches students about the impact of the Progressive Movement on women's suffrage. Students will learn about rights, reform, Woodrow Wilson, and the 19th Amendment. Links to related learning material for students and...

Progressive news source explores a little known portion of the No Child Left Behind Act which forces schools to give the military access to the names, addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information of their students, or face...

History professor Kevin Gaines explores the idea that educated blacks are responsible for the welfare of the majority of the race and how the uplift ideology undermined collective social advancement.

A German educator and educational reformer, born in Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 12, 1746; died in Brugg, Feb. 17, 1827.