Compulsory Education

Examples of Compulsory Education in the following topics:

• Child Labor

  • These laws often were paired with compulsory education laws that were designed to keep children in school and out of the paid labor market until a specified age (usually 12, 14, or 16 years).
  • Alongside the abolition of child labor, compulsory education laws also kept children out of abusive labor conditions.
  • However, by 1900, 34 states had compulsory schooling laws, 4 of which were in the South. 30 states with compulsory schooling laws required attendance until age 14 (or older).

• Education Policy

  • Towards the 20th century, states started passing laws that made schooling compulsory.
  • Board of Education made the desegregation of elementary and high schools a national priority, while the Pell Grant program helped poor minorities gain access to college.
  • Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: local, state, and federal, in that order.
  • Child education is compulsory.
  • The other half is managed by commercial entities such as banks, credit unions, and financial services firms such as Sallie Mae, under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).

• Attempts to Improve Voter Turnout

  • Furthermore, compulsory voting may infringe on other rights.
  • Compulsory voting ensures a large voter turnout.
  • Red: Compulsory voting, enforced.
  • Pink: Compulsory voting, not enforced.
  • Orange: Compulsory voting, enforced (only men).

• Education and the Global Perspective

  • Education is becoming increasingly international.
  • Due to population growth and the proliferation of compulsory education, UNESCO has calculated that in the next 30 years, more people will receive formal education than in any prior period of human history.
  • Education in its broadest, most general sense is a means through which the aims and habits of a group of people is passed from one generation to the next.
  • Private groups, like Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are also working to improve access to education through such programs as the Perpetual Education Fund.
  • Education is becoming increasingly international, and mass schooling has promoted the fundamental idea that everyone has a right to be educated regardless of his/her cultural background.

• Higher Education

  • By 1875, the compulsory labor requirement was dropped, but male students were to have an hour a day of military training in order to meet the requirements of the Morrill Land-Grant College Act.

• Higher Education

  • By 1875 the compulsory labor requirement was dropped, but male students were to have an hour a day of military training in order to meet the requirements of the Morrill Land Grant College Act.

• Homeschooling

  • "Homeschooling Achievement," a study conducted by National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), a homeschooling advocacy group, supported the academic integrity of homeschooling.
  • Historically, before the advent of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred at home or in the community.
  • "Homeschooling Achievement," a study conducted by National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), an advocacy group, revealed the academic integrity of homeschooling.

• Features of Progressivism

  • Also during this era, many states passed compulsory schooling laws; new emphasis was place on hygiene, health and physical education.

• Homeschooling: Teaching Children at Home

  • Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community, homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to attending public or private schools.

• Organized Labor

  • Union officials can force compulsory union dues from employees, members and nonmembers alike, as a condition for keeping their jobs.