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Roots of the American Education System were established
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The Boston Latin Grammar High School
This was the first high school created. -
Old Deluder Satan Act
This law was designed to produce citizens who understood the Bible. It allowed teachers to be hired. -
Academy of Philadelphia
A secondary school that focused on practical needs of colonial America. -
Land Ordinance
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U.S. Constitution helped shape education system because it removed religion and focused more on education
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Common School Movement
Made education available to all children in the U.S. -
English High School
This high school met the needs of boys who were not planning to go to college. -
Over a quarter million students were now enrolled in schools
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National Education Association Act (NEA)
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Separate but Equal!
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Junior High has now been set up in over 800 school systems
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Projectors and Filmstrips are now integrated into schools
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Overhead Projectors are now integrated into schools
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Programmed and computer based instruction, and educational television and VCRs are now integrated into schools
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Sputnik Satellite
This began encouraging the education of science and math. -
Handheld calculators are now integrated into schools
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No Child Left Behind Act
All students should acquire basic skills with primary emphasis on reading and math