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Dame Schools
Schools for elementary age kids, mostly taught by women, mostly taught in the techer's home -
Latin Grammar Schools
Originally made for sons of high social classes, these boys were likely to become leadership in the church, these schools were highly influenced by the Protestant Reformed Church -
Massachusetts Act of 1642
Legislative acts for MA Bay Colony, Required that parents and teachers/masters made sure their children knew the principles of religion and laws of the commonwealth, the most improtant thing is that this had nothing to do with real "school" -
Massachusetts Act of 1647
This required towns with a certain number of citizens to hire a schoolmaster to teach their children, it took to burden off of parents -
Benjamin Franklin's Academy
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, he thought children needed affordable good education, so he founded this school -
Horace Mann - Normal Schools
Horace Mann was a Whig politician. Normal schools attempted to provide a teacher with a space for learning using model classrooms. Normal schools encouraged students to look into teaching as a profession. -
McGuffey Readers
Primers for grades 1-6, textbooks used in the 19th and 20th century, some are still used in homeschooling today -
Freedmen's Bureau
Also known as the Bureau of Refugees, Established to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South after the civil war -
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
In Carlisle, Pennslvania, "The flagship Indian boarding school in the U.S. from 1879 through 1918." All of the property that was there is now apart of the U.S. Army War College. Its known as the Carlisle Barracks. -
John Dewey's Laboratory School
Founded by John Dewey and William Harper, a university primary school, designed to do research on education -
Brown vs. Board of Education
A U.S. Supreme Court case that declared laws that separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. -
Title 1
Secondary and Elementary education act, helped fund and provide financial aid to schools with a majority of low income students, It helped make sure the students were meeting the academic standards. -
Sputnik
This was the first artificial earth satellite. It was launched by the Soviet Union and orbited for 3 weeks before it died. -
Head Start
A program of the DHHS that helps provide early childhood education. It helps with nutrition, health, and parent involvement for low income families. -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
American legislation that includes 4 pieces. It ensures students with disabilities get free public education that is taylored to their needs. -
Goals 2000
Signed to law by Bill Clinton. This ensures states and communities make sure that their students reach their fullest potential. -
No Child Left Behind
This started in 2001, It is the name of the most recent Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This included Title 1 provisions for disadvantaged students. -
Race to the Top
U.S competitive grant of $4.35 billion dollars created to spur and reward innovation and reforms in K-2 local district education.