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Harvard is the first college in the American colonies, founded by John Harvard in 1636.
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This law made it, so parents and masters had their children know the principles of religion and capital laws of the commonwealth. This meant the adults had to teach kids their basic education and literacy.
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The common school movement pushed for expansions of commonplace schools in the northern and midwest states. The idea of public school was that kids that come from all natures can get an education.
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Plessy v. Ferguson was a supreme court decision that decided white and black people should be separate. Having white children and children of color in separate schools. The supreme court implied this was a legal distinction to keep it from being unconstitutional. This eventually led to the Jim Crow legislation.
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John Dewey believed that people learn as a result of their experiences and interactions with the world. He wanted to shape educational environments, so they promote active inquiry.
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This act is an update to The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The No Child Left Behind act increased the federal role in holding schools accountable for the academic performance of their students. The government instituted tests that the student need to take, then schools report it to the state.
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