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Compulsory Attendance Act of 1852
This changed education by making sure everyone was educated, between ages eight and fourteen. Citizens started to realize just how important education was, and that it was not just for the wealthy. This sparked more schools to open, and more people to be educated. Massachusetts, 1852. -
Margarethe Schurz Brings Kindergarten to America in 1856
The first opportunity for early childhood education began in Watertown, Wisconsin. Based off the Froebel German model, it was the first chance for young children to really learn, excel, and develop. Not much was known about early childhood education before this. -
Maria Montessori Opens Casa dei Bambini in 1907
The first school with the Montessori method, but really the first known school for children who were "economically disadvantaged" and/or had disabilities. Finally, people were waking up to the needs of the minority student population. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Surely did not desegregate all schools immediately, but started a chain reaction calling segregation unconstitutional. A progressive and necessary movement. -
Internet Takes Off in Schools
Schools have started using online servers to provide information to students. This was the start of tech frenzy we know today. Who looks anything up by card catalog anymore anyway? We use The Google.
