History of American Education By MonicaLg78 Jan 1, 1620 The Colonial Period http://reflectionsinhindsight.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/new-711.jpg Period: Jan 1, 1620 to Oct 4, 2011 History of American Education Oct 18, 1700 Public School teaches reading and writing Oct 19, 1750 Academies teach secondary students a practical curriculum to become tradesmen and workers Oct 18, 1860 First English speaking Kindergarten http://www.flickr.com/photos/farbfoto/370576876/ Jan 1, 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/455806594/ Oct 18, 1874 Free Public schools Oct 18, 1958 National Defense Education Act of 1958 Oct 18, 1995 President Bill Clinton launches the President's Educational Technology Initiative Jun 21, 2002 NCLB Act of 2001 Sep 22, 2011 NCLB Waivers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/112th-congress Oct 19, 2011 President George H. W. Bush unveils Goals 2000, identifying six educational goals http://www.google.com/search?q=Bill+Clinton&tbm=isch&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=571&gbv=2&cr=&safe=images&tbs=iur:f#hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=iur:f&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=President+George+H.+W.+Bush&oq=President+George+H.+W.+Bush&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S6&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4078l28454l0l35455l44l43l6l18l22l3l782l6003l2-2.6.2.3.1l14l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=87b72fef280a3ceb&biw=1024&bih=571 Oct 19, 2011 Soviet Sputnik sparks emphasisi on science, mathematics, and languages http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/3341734924/
