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Cuneiform math books have been found that showed that the first school might have been in the summer time. In Mesopotamia is where they believe the first school is.
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Thomas Aquinas helped change the mind of the church on how people should learn. People say he helped pave the way for universities.
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Harvard, the first college, was established in 1636. It was first established to prepare ministers, but then turned into one of the most prestigious schools in the country.
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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Academy in 1751.The American Academy is an educational institution. This institution would go on to become the University of Pennsylvania.
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The United States government passed the 10th amendment which said that the state can control education. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-foundations/us-gov-constitutional-interpretations-of-federalism/v/the-tenth-amendment (video)
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in 1852, Massachusetts passed a law making education mandatory. This would spread across the country with Mississippi being the last state to make education mandatory.
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In 1873, the Dewey Decimal System was created. It was created by Melvil Dewey. This would be the library and classification system used in libraries everywhere.
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In 1892, the National Education Association created a curriculum for high schools in the country.
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The United States Government passes a law to make segregation in schools illegal.
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President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002. This act holds schools accountable for student's achievement levels and punishes schools that do not.
