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A series of books, for grades 1-6, that taught lessons on moral as well as basic subjects. The sixth, and final, book fo the the series was published in 1857.
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As Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, Mann lead the Common School Movement, which ensured that every child had the ability to get basic, public education.
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These schools focused on teacher-training in hopes that all schools would become similar, which would improve equality, according to Horace Mann.
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The Morrill Act allowed for every state to have colleges that would provide education in agriculture, home economics, and other useful professions.
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Friedrich Froebel developed his first vision for kindergarten during the 1830s and 1840s. However, the first public class was not created until 1873.
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Jim Crow laws formed segregated schooling in 1877. The funding and pay for these schools were very low. It wasn't until 1954 that the Supreme Court ruled this as unconstitutional.
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John Dewey argued that learning by doing and developing practical life skills was crucial to children's education. In 1894, Dewey and his wife Harriet started their own experimental primary school to test his educational theories
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Maria Montessori (developer of the Montessori Method) believed that sensory experiences should come before learning to read and write. On January of 1907, Montessori opened her first school in Rome.
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This act gave funds so that vocational education - education that prepares students for career opportunities - was possible.
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By 1920, all states made elementary school education a requirement for children.
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During the Depression, public schools faced a shortage of funds because of citizens were not able to pay their taxes.
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These books helped students with basic reading skills with stories about a family. The final version was published in 1965.
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In this strike, 5,000 of Chicago's teachers gathered to protest the months they went without pay.
