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Creation of Public Education 1635 (image credit americanboard.org)
In 1635 the Boston Latin School was the first public school to open. Though they did not teach common academics like we know today a curriculum of values where taught. -
1840-1880 Horace Mann (Common School Period) (image credit biography.com)
Horace Mann (self-educated) was a critical influence on the education system, as the Secretary of Education (1837). He believed in a school that was a birthright to every American child. He was nicknamed "The Father of American Education" by creating "Normal Schools" -
Teaching Women: Mary Lyon (image credit britannica.com)
In 1837 Mary Lyon created Mount Holyoke Mount Female Seminary. Both men and women were now taught very similarly. This example cut the wide gap between men and women, allowing for much higher educated homes. -
1880-1881 W.E.B. DeBois / Booker T. Washington (image credit tuskegee.edu)
In newly freed Africa Americans were granted educations. This was a beautiful step forward for early American growth. Under the guidance of Washington, the Tuskegee Institute was created. DeBois was more for a classical education vs. Washington's Practical education teaching -
1950-1954 Brown vs. Board of Education (image credit britannica)
In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state-sanctioned segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment. This was a wonderful step forward to a well rounded for the American public school system.
