History of Education By 450163 Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 2025 History of Education Period: 1600 to 1776 American Colonial Period 1650 Horn Book 1700 Dame Schools Period: 1776 to 1840 American Early National Period 1780 Benjamin Franklin 1790 Thomas Jefferson Started the first free public school 1830 Common Schools 1840 Friedrich Froebel 1850 Normal Schools 1858 Horace Mann 1862 Morrill Act Period: 1880 to 1921 American Progressive Period 1906 Maria Montessori 1917 Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 Period: 1930 to 2025 Modern History of Education 1930-current Period: 1930 to 2025 Modern History of Education 1930-current 1938 John Dewey 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1958 National Defense Education Act of 1958 1960 B.F. Skinner- Theory of Behaviorism 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1980 Back-To-Basics Movement 1984 Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 1990 Education of Handicapped Act Amendments Americans with Disabilities Act 1994 Goals 2000 Act of 1994 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Act IDEA 2001 No Child Left Behind Act Nov 2, 2002 Teach Act of 2002 2004 IDEA Improvement Act IDEIA 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act ( ESSA )
