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Period began with Jamestown Colony.Religion was a major reason early settlers came to America and was a major force in shaping colonial schools.
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Diversity among colonies parochial school were created, and included the studey ioof religion in addition to the three R's.
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The New England colonies- Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire differed from the other colonies culturally and religiously homogeneous, which amade consensus about school goals easier to achieve.
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Life in Southern Colonies revolved around agriculture, often on large plantations where African slaves and indentured servants worked land owned by wealthy landlords.
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Legislators remove control of education from the federal government.
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The Federal Government established a role for itself in public education.
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Played a major role in shaping the educational dystem teachers taech today. It includes 27 amendment and the first 10 are the Bill of Rights.
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The established clause to the First Amendment, which prohibited the government from passing legilation to establish any one official religion over another.
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Around 1820, changes began to occur that maarked the beginning of the coomon school momnet, a historical attempt to make education availavle to all children in the United State.
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Under Mann's influence, Massachusetts became the leader of education in the United States. It doubled state appropriations for education, built 50 new secondary schools, increased teacher salaries by 5o% and passed the nation's first compulsory shool attendance law in 1852.
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Westward Expansion provided opportunities for the poor and landless to start over by pulling up stakes and heading west.
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By1865, 50% of American children were enrolled in public schools and 28 of 35 states had established state boards of education.
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New Jersey was the last state to eliminate the requirement for parents to pay for their children's education.
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By 1900s, 32 other states had passed laws similar to Horace Mann's Influence, which was doubling state appropriations for education, building new secondary schools, increasing teacher salaries by 50%.
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Appeared to be winning the space race, a torrent of federal funds was released with the goal of improving instruction in math and science in our country.
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It require all states to develop a comprehensive accountability plan to ensure that all students acquire basic skills, with primary emphasis on reading and math.
