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Boston Latin school was founded to provide a precollege education for the new country's future leaders http://www.flickr.com/photos/cityofbostonarchives/5653244565/
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First school law in the colonies that rewuired each town to determine whether its young people could read and write http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Massachusetts&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbs=iur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=JYZaVqT8usdg6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps3400.html&docid=_dRf5XM9Ak7SQM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size2/D0022/00222010.jpg%253Fuserid%253D2%2526username%253Drumsey%2526resolution%253D2%2526servertype%253DJVA%2526cid%253D8%2526iid%253DRUMSEY%2526vc
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mandated the establishment and support of schools
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replaced Latin grammar school and focused more on the English language http://www.flickr.com/photos/nashworld/4315435244/
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schools that focused on the prepartion of teachers http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanjoselibrary/2854829762/
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educated females entirely different than boys http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjr1961/3744616099/
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provided federal land that states could sell or rent to raise funds to establish colleges of agruculture and mechanical arts http://www.google.com/imgres?q=land+grant&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbs=iur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=HYLMqqFN7L2d2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps900060-24571.html&docid=cquk01pFG6WWmM&imgurl=http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size2/D0090/00902060.jpg%253Fuserid%253D2%2526username%253Drumsey%2526resolution%253D2%2526servertype%253DJVA%2526cid%253D8%2526iid%253DRUMSE
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first successful public kindegarten was established where children could develop motor skills
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founded by Booker T. Washington; industrial school for African Americans in rural Alabama http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldeyankee/5092455587/
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provided funding for training workers in war plants , construction of schools, and child care for working parents http://www.google.com/imgres?q=construction&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbs=iur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=u_G5EQPv_RT9GM:&imgrefurl=http://frank.itlab.us/photo_essays/wrapper.php%3Ffeb_23_2008_valencia.html&docid=snqIlIv7awTbEM&imgurl=http://frank.itlab.us/photo_essays/small/feb_23_9518_construction.jpg&w=800&h=533&ei=lhSeTvXVGJCTswaezY2iCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=699&vpy=193&dur=1922&hovh=183&h
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provided veterans with payments for tuition and room and board at colleges and universities http://www.flickr.com/photos/36919288@N08/4409876839/
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Supreme court case rejecting the seperate but equal doctrine used to prevent African Americans from attending schools with whites
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program to promote research and innovation in science, mathematics, modern foreign languages and guidance http://www.google.com/imgres?q=science+and+mathematics&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=571&tbs=iur:f&tbm=isch&tbnid=aPKx_OIIjXm3fM:&imgrefurl=http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-1381419433&docid=JfxzgYMLEvLGhM&imgurl=http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-1381419433-hd.jpg&w=1814&h=1080&ei=QxWeTpekEMbRsgbj653CCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=290&vpy=248&dur=1906&hovh=173&hovw=291&tx=224&ty=71&sig=105919747
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allocated federal funds on the basis of the number of poor children in school districts
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guarantees a free and appropriate education to all children with handicaps http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangeinterlude/190237/
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debate on how to improve the quality of schools
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teachers went beyond the classroom and assumed leadership roles in schools restructuring and educational reform
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relieve schools where only a small amount of students are falling short of federal requirements http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangeinterlude/190237/
