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The first free school in Virginia called the Syms School. Many kids had the opportunity to learn and experience school. Most kids in the south were homeschooled at this time.
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Benjamin Franklin founded the English Academy. Holds classes like history and geography. Classic and modern learning that turns into the University of Pennsylvania. A huge step towards the idea of private schools and when they could arrange the plan.
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Catherine Beecher made the Hartford Female Seminary, which was a private female school in Connecticut. She later went out to make more schools and become a writer. This is the start of the female lead in education and how important females are in the field.
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Horace became the secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education. He worked hard for funding of public schools and better training for teachers. This made people realize how important education was for kids.
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She became the first female superintendent of Davenport, Iowa schools. She was the first female in the United States to become superintendent. This also began the strong female lead in Education
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "separate educational facilities are unequal." A huge historical step for equality in education and a big change for schools and teachers in history.
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12 African American students went in and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee
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The first ACT test is created. This is huge because it begins most standardized testing and shows how big it was because we still have it today.
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Head Start is a preschool program to help low-income families and has an 8-week summer program. War on poverty and is still running today as the longest run anti-poverty program in the U.S. A huge step was taken by giving kids and extra opportunity to learn
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Obama believes too much testing on students and makes a new plan that limits 2% of class time to the standardized tests. This really helps people understand that not everyone is equipt for taking all these tests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqAj9qKsASw
