History of Education

  • Progressive Education Association

    Progressive Education Association is founded with the goal of making education more effective. All states have laws that provide funds for transporting children to school.
  • SAT

    First SAT test administered.
  • Great Depression and Psychology

    Development of psychology and education. Great Depression begins which results in schools closing.
  • Intelligence Testing

    Out of 150 school districts, 3/4 of them used “intelligence testing” to put students in different academic tracks.
  • College Education

    Gave working class men college scholarships because the law provides the same opportunity regardless of background. Tradition of college education only for the wealthy is broken.
  • Baby Boomers

    Start of the baby boomer generation which resulted in school population growth and social change.