Early Education in the United States By conniejada 1821 First public school started in Boston 1837 Horace Mann becomes Secretary of Education 1840 Common schools began 1870 Free Elementary Schools began in all states 1890 Progressive Movement Began 1897 John Dewey wrote "My Pedagogic Creed" 1908 Jane Addams wrote "The Public School and the Immigrant Child" 1909 Junior High Schools began 1909 Kindergarten is established in elementary schools 1912 Maria Montessori publishes "Scientific Method in Curriculum-Making" 1915 Physical Education was introduced to get students prepared to be soldiers 1918 All students required to attend elementary school 1919 All students require transportation to school 1932 George S. Counts "Dare the School Build a New Social Order"
