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One of the ways religion influenced education was during the 16th century. The Protestant church enforced the rule that all children attending school must have strong reading skills. This, of course was in hope of getting everyone to be able to read the Bible and other religious works.

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1820- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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1820- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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In 1830, Common Schools were being used for educating the youth in communities. This was a response to a man named, Horace Mann also known as the "great equalizer". Mann made a compelling argument for the creation of good schools that provided quality education to the communities. He stated that it was good for America's economy and would help build up the future generations. Education's response was to create what were called Common Schools that allowed children regardless of background to receive education.

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The Scopes Monkey trial was another event to happen that should be counted as a religious influence. During this time, a high school science teacher in Tennessee, John Thomas Scopes is accused of teaching the theory of Evolution to his high school class. This sparked outrage and eventually went to court. In Tennessee to teach anything that opposes the creation of man as explained in the Bible, is punishable by fine. In the end of the trial, Scopes was fined and laws passed in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas that banned the teaching of Evolution for several decades.

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1930- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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1930- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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In 1930, the Suffrage movement was picking up a lot of steam and changing a lot of things in America. The Suffrage Movement was the belief of equal rights for women. Education responded to this movement by providing women jobs as teachers. This was a big change for both the schools and women in America.

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1954- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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1954- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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Brown v. Board of Education was a court case fought regarding the segregation of black and white students in school. The court case ruled that segregating by race in schools is unconstitutional because it contradicts the 14th Amendment. The ruling on this case meant that any segregation based on race in public settings was not equal and did not allow the same opportunities.

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1957- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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1957- Education's Response to a Historic Event

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In 1957, Russia was the first nation to launch a satellite into orbit. Due to this extremely politically-charged news, $1,000,000,000 was poured into the education to stimulate areas in math and science. Education's response was to use this money for new science and math curriculums that were more advanced.

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1972- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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1972- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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In 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments was passed that protects people from discrimination based on gender in schooling for states and local education agencies. Title IX also helps protect against any alleged sexual misconduct within schools and the workplace.

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1974- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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1974- Equality of Educational Opportunity

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In 1974, the Equal Education Opportunities Act was passed. This act was extremely important because it barred all states from discriminating students on the basis of sex, race, color, and nationality. This act and law also made public school provide aide to students who do not speak English.

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During this time, a program called, Wide Awake: A Christian Perspective was denied any funding from the University of Virginia. This group was denied any funding because the University of Virginia is a public university. The Supreme Court decided that the University of Virginia not funding this religious group was unconstitutional because it violated freedom of speech. This opened doors for more religious groups to receive funding by their universities.

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During this time, "Methodological Secularization" occurred which was the taking away of teaching religion in public education. However, this empowered many to start their own groups centered on their religion at school. It helped students to find their religion outside of the classroom and gain perspective that way.