history of american education

By madillize

  • 1600's

    The first public school in the American colonies , Boston Latin School ,open's

  • 1650's

    An evening school for working children is established in New Amsterdam (now New York City)

  • 1700's

    Quaker school for black students established in Philadelphia.

  • 1750's

    The notion of the voucher system is born with famed economist ,Adam Smith.

  • 1800's

    The first U.S. parochial school is founded near Baltimore by English-American widow ,Elizabeth Ann Seton

  • 1850's

    A school for Native American children open in Carlisle,PA with 147 students

  • 1900's

    Maria Montessori opens her first school

  • 1950's

    U.S. spending on education reaches $151.5 billion,up from $8.3 billion in1950

  • 2000's

    An NCES study reveals that only 31% of new teacher feel " very well prepared" to integrate technology into their curriculm