-
Learning in Ancient Rome at the the time was based on fear. Boys were often beaten for the slightest inconvenience, the believed that they world learn correctly and accurately if they were scared. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-education/ -
The first public school was established in Boston Massachusetts. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/ -
Harvard was the first founded university in America. https://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-history/#1600s
-
The 10th Amendment States that they will have control over all education. https://www.lwv.org/role-federal-government-public-education-historical-perspectives#:~:text=In%201791%2C%20the%2010th%20Amendment,been%20delegated%20to%20the%20local -
Massachusetts became the first ever union to require kids 7 and older to attend school. https://www.bostonmagazine.com/education/2018/05/17/tbt-compulsory-education-massachusetts/
-
The Decimal System was first published in 1876 and the the 20th edition was then published by the late 20th century. The Decimal System provides a shorthand identification and location tool.
https://www.britannica.com/science/Dewey-Decimal-Classification -
Joliet Junior College was the first every community/ junior college founded in America. https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1873/Community-Colleges.html
-
In 1954 the supreme court ruled that segregation of children in public school was wrong.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
The United States was introduced to handheld calculators in 1970,these calculators could only add, subtract, multiply and divide. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/handheld-electronic-calculators
-
The majority of the focus for this act was to close student achievement gaps by providing children with equal and fair opportunity's to obtain a higher and better quality education. https://www.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/grants-grant-management/every-student-succeeds-act-essa-implementation/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-esea/no-child-left-behind-act-2001
