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The Quaker School for Black Students was established by Adam Smith.
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Benjamin Franklin formed the American Philosophical Society which helped bring ideas of the European Enlightenment.
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John Leverett was the first non-clergy member to be awarded the honor of President at Harvard.
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Benjamin Franklin opens the first English Academy in Philadelphia.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau published Emile, a book that described his views on education. He focused on early childhood education.
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The system would include two tacks: one for the laboring and one for the learned.
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The volumes included spelling, grammar, and reading books.
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The Academy was opened in Philadelphia
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The first state makes all public education free for poor families.
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The Bill of Rights made education a function of the state rather than the federal government.
