History of Education By crystal02 Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 2025 History of Education Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1776 The American Colonial Period Period: 1600 to 1776 American Early National Period 1650 Horn Book 1700 Dame School 1600-1776 1780 Benjamin Franklin 1790 Thomas Jefferson Started the first public school 1830 Common Schools 1836 McGuffey Readers 1840 Horace Mann Father of education 1840 Friedrich Frobel Period: 1840 to 1880 American Common School Period 1850 Normal School 1850 Morrill Act Period: 1880 to 1921 American Progression Period 1906 Maria Montessori 1917 Smith Hugh Act Period: 1921 to 1940 The Great Depression Period: 1930 to 2025 Modern History of Education 1938 John Dewey Period: 1947 to 1973 Dick & Jane Readers 1948 Theory of Behaviorism to B. F. Skinner 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Topeka 1954 1958 National Defense Education Act of 1958 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 1972 Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1974 1974 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1974 1980 Back to the Basics 1980 1990 Education of Handicapped Act Amendments Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 1994 Goals 2000 act of 1994 - 3/31/1994 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA 1990 - Amended 1997 2001 No Child Left Behind Act 2001 2004 IDEA Improvement Act IDEIA 2004 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA 2015
