History Of Education

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  • 1420

    Projected Aids

    Projected Aids have been used since 1420.

  • "Free School"

    The first "free school" opens up in Virginia opens.

  • Harvard College

    The first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne(now Cambridge), Massachusetts.

  • Chalkboard

    The use of the chalkboard began in 1801. By the mid-19th century, every class room had a black board to teach students. James Pillans was the one who invented it.

  • First Superintendent

    In Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first superintendent.

  • First Kindergarten

    In Watertown, the first kindergarten was started. Elizabeth Peabody opens the first formal kindergarten.

  • Birth of Junior Highs

    To help with graduation rates, Columbus Ohio authorizes the creations of junior highs. Indianola was the first junior high.

  • Transporting kids

    All states have laws providing funds to transport children kids to school.

  • First setup of Printing Press

    First printing press was step up in Harvard

  • Computer Age

    The first vacuum-tube computer

  • Project Head Start

    A preschool education is started for low-income families.

  • Shirley Chisholm

    Was the first African American educator.

  • Whiteboards

    The whiteboards came into use during the late 1980s.

  • School Safety

    Mumford High School in Detroit, becomes one of the first schools in the United States to install metal detectors.

  • Smart Board

    An interactive white board was introduced.