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First permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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The first American textbook is published. The book promoted literacy and theology.
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The average American spends only 82 days in school.
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Thomas Jefferson drafts a proposal to guarantee three years of education for all children. It failed, but he continued to strive for public education.
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Noah Webster publishes a speller to differentiate American English from British English.
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Textbooks designed for schoolchildren on the Western frontier.
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Horace Mann is elected to the new post of Secratary of Education in Massachusetts. During this time, educational spending doubles.
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Philadelphia Bible Riots break out between Catholics and Protestants. Should Catholic schoolchildren be forced to learn in a Protestant school system?
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90 African Americans sign a petition asking the Boston School Committee to desegregate schools.
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Massachusetts law abolishes segregation in schools.
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President Lincoln frees the slaves.
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7.6 million students in the US.
$63 million for education. -
12.7 million students.
$141 million for education. -
22 million immigrants come to the United States
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The pledge is first used in a public school.
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Supreme Court upholds seperate but equal.
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50% of US kids attend school
5 years is the average span of education
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John Dewey proposes child-centered learning.
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President Teddy Roosevelt urges English-only education.
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Psychologist Lewis Terman at Stanford University popularizes the IQ test.
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$1 billion is spent on education
There is a 17% graduation rate -
FDR passes a law that limits many forms of child labor.
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Schools begin teaching practical lessons on family life, hygiene, and health.
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3/5 students graduate and half of those go on to college.
17 states have segregation laws.
Mexican-Americans average only 5.4 years in school.
74% of disabled children don't attend school.
14% of Afro-American students attain a HS diploma.
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Arthur Bestor publishes his book, Educational Wastelands, which is highly critical of declining standards in education.
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Supreme Court decides that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
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The words "under God" are added to the pledge of allegiance.
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Nine Afro-American students begin attending an all-white high school.
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National Defense of Education Act provides funding for all levels of education.
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LBJ signs a law that guarantees Fourteenth and Fifteenth Ammendment rights.
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President Lyndon Johnson, a former school teacher, provides unding for schools.
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Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides funds to establish educational programs for students with limited English speaking ability.
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School districts bus students to desegregate.
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Gender discrimination is outlawed in schools.
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Supreme Court upholds bilingual education. $68 billion are allocated for bilingual programs.
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East Harlem schools experiment with alternative schools within schools, called The Choice.
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Schools are open to nearly 3.7 million students with disabilities.
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Graduation rate is over 85%.
51% of Afro-Americans attain a HS diploma.
About 30% law and medical students are women. -
A report commissioned by President Ronald Reagan declares a poor state of American education.
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E.D Hirsch develops the Core Knowledge Foundation, which offers a standardized curriculum for all students.
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Wisconsin passes the country's first school voucher system legislation.
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New York allows parents to choose the school for their children.
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Baltimore hires a private company to manage schools.
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Religious schools are allowed school vouchers.
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EAI signs a contract with Arizona to operate a dozen charter schools.
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Congress approves $80 million to construct new charter schools.
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1/4 of secondary schools show Channel One.
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47.8 million students are enrolled in public education, which is almost 90% of all children in the US.