Education timeline

By epartridge

  • Robert Owen

    Robert Owen opened the first daycare in Scotland so the children’s parents were able to work. This daycare leads to the first school to be opened for infants in 1818. This was an important accomplishment because it taught people the importance of early education.

  • Friedrich Froebel

    Friedrich Froebel is responsible for creating the first educational toys because he believed that young children learn best when playing. In 1840 Froebel created Play and Activity Institute so the children can grow and develop which would later be renamed as Kindergarten.

  • Maria Montessori

    Maria Montessori is responsible for opening the Children’s House which is the start of the educational approach that is child-centered. The Montessori Method is all about learning the needs of the children and how children must be respected if you are going to teach them. The Montessori Method for teaching is still used in many programs today.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. People were scared when they launched Sputnik but it did teach us that science, math and technology is important to learn. Launching of Sputnik brought about the common core standards.

  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act protects public education. In 1972 the Civil Rights Act was amended and is now call the Equal Opportunity in Education Act. The Equal Opportunity in Education Act prohibits discrimination and makes it illegal to segregate based on race. The effective date of the Equal Opportunity in Education Act is August 21, 1974

  • Head Start Program

    Started in 1965 by Jule Sugarman and was for low income children to help them in the summer get ready to start elementary school. In 1994 the Early Head Start program was started and serves children from birth to age three from lower income families.

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act makes sure the schools make the classroom accessible to all children to include the curriculum. This act was the foundation for integrating education. This act integrates early childhood education and special education. This act provided equal opportunity for all students.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act makes it a requirement that all 50 states have certain standards and make sure all schools test the students on those standards. If schools have high test scores and meet the yearly progress the school with get federal funding. In 2015 No Child Left Behind was repealed and was replaced with Every Student Succeeds Act

  • Every Student Succeeds Act

    The Every Student Succeeds Act is meant to have the federal government step back and let the states have a say in testing and education policy. This act will take full effect in 2017-2018 school year. States will be able to pick their own goals. States will have to identify which of their schools is low performing and they also will have to intervene in high schools if graduation rate is before 67 percent.