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Historical Timeline
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1830s- Horace Mann & Common Schools
Horace Mann, an advocate for universal education for all promoted the ideas of common schools. The idea of offering education to all regardless of race, class, or gender was a forerunner for the current American public school system today. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This pivotal decision made by the U.S Supreme Court continued to hinder the fight for equal education for all and allowed legal segregation of blacks and whites on the loose term of "separate but equal". Aftermath included fallout of legal segregation in public institutions even schools in the North and South. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The desegregation of schools was a breakthrough for American society. Though this decision allowed interracial classrooms, this ruling met resistance in the North and South. This decision is worthy of noting but also contributes to the underlying issue of inequalities from the past and even today in public schools. -
John Locke
John Locke's belief of education and it's useful purposes for living as well as advancing in life promoted the idea of gaining knowledge through experiences. His views of the mind and how people learn were greatly influential to the US educational system. -
A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk was controversial but while being it encouraged schools to assume responsibility for their actions. Policymakers from states began to hold accountable and requiring evidence for results. This report put education back on the nation's radar and reform with NCLB, Head Start programs, and Title I were created to hopes to help prepare children entering and already attending school.
