Education By bmhubbard Period: 1600 to 2017 Education 1635 The first "free school" opens in Virginia. http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/virginia-history-explorer/education-virginia 1636 Harvard College is established as first higher education institution. https://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/history 1638 First printing press in the American Colonies http://uh.edu/engines/epi733.htm 1647 Massachusetts law of 1647 https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/masslaws.html 1690 Most widely used school book used in England- New England Primer printed in Boston https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/neprimer.html 1751 First "English Academy" established by Benjamin Franklin. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1700s/acad_curric.html 1779 Thomas Jefferson propose "two track education system". https://famguardian.org/Subjects/Politics/thomasjefferson/jeff1350.htm 1787 First academy for girls is opened in the original 13 colonies. http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/womens-education/ 1789 Only public university to award degrees during the 18th century- University of North Carolina. http://www.law.unc.edu/about/history/ 1801 Invention of Modern Blackboard https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/reference-material/the-history-of-the-classroom-blackboard/ 1821 The first public high school opens- Boston English High School http://www.englishhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=75360&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=129652&hideMenu=1 1827 Massachusetts pass law- Towns of 500 families or more must have open public high school. http://www.educationbug.org/a/history-of-public-schools.html 1829 New England Asylum for the Blind https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/perkins-school-for-the-blind-incorporated.html 1837 Louisville Kentucky appoints first school superintendent http://www.stanswartz.com/adminbook/chap7.htm 1839 First state funded school specifically for teacher education opens- Lexington Mass. https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/normal.html 1852 First mandatory attendance law established - Massachusetts. https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/compulso.html 1856 First Kindergarten is started in Wisconsin http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/KindergardenFirst.htm 1867 Department of education is created. https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html 1867 First modern type writter http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/sholes.htm 1884 First practical fountain pen is created https://www.thoughtco.com/lewis-waterman-fountain-pen-4077862 1890 First school slate invented http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/10/a_history_of_the_blackboard_how_the_blackboard_became_an_effective_and_ubiquitous.html 1901 First public community college is established - Illionis http://www.jjc.edu/college-info/Pages/history.aspx 1909 First junior high school opens- Columbus Ohio http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Indianola_Junior_High_School?rec=2691 1916 The American Federation of Teachers is founded https://www.aft.org/about/ 1926 The first Scholastic Aptitude test is administered http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/history.html 1930 First overhead projector http://americanhistory.si.edu/mobilizing-minds/overhead-projectors 1938 Ballpoint pen is patented http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ballpen.htm 1972 First hand held calculators created http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/texas_instruments_2500.html 1974 The equal education opportunities act is established http://lawhigheredu.com/52-equal-educational-opportunities-act-eeoa.html 1975 The National Association of Bilingual Education is created http://www.nabe.org/ 1977 Apple Computers- First personal computers http://apple-history.com/aII 1982 Board of Education vs. Pico http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/457/853.html 1992 First charter school http://cityacademy.org/ 1994 White boards make their way into classrooms http://www.usmarkerboard.com/Help-Center/FAQ/historyOfWhiteboards 2001 No Child Left Behind Act https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml 2009 American reinvestment and recovery act https://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/2011/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-2009 2009 Common Core State State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/ 2014 1.1 million bipartisan budget bill passed https://www.rt.com/business/obama-signed-government-budget-811/ 2015 Too much testing movement http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article41497563.html 2017 Besty Devos -- Education https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/06/535776573/18-states-sue-betsy-devos-and-education-dept-over-delay-of-borrower-defense-rule
