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There were different types of education you could get in the Colonial Period. Apprenticeships, tutoring, and dame schools. These all depended on who you were. http://study.com/academy/lesson/education-in-colonial-america.html
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This legislation required that each township would need to reserve section 16 for the use of public education. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1150.html
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Horace Mann believed they would be, "the best way to achieve the moral and socioeconomic uplift of Americans." The first common school was established in Boston in 1821. http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/edu/essay.html?id=42
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The first was established in 1821 in Boston. It was created for those students who weren't going to Harvard. https://prezi.com/d9u7k045ylp2/the-secondary-school-movement/
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He was an advocate for free public education. He was the secretary for the very first board of education. http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/horace.html
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In 1892, a committee was put together to establish a standardized curriculum for the high schools across the country. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1964524/
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John Dewey believed in individualism in education. https://www.education.com/reference/article/dewey-john-1859-1952/
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Lewis Terman was able to use Binet's work and apply it into a measurable science. This was used to select soldiers during WWI. http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2101/Intelligence-MEASUREMENT.html
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Schools were segregated in Kansas and caused students to be in dangerous areas to go to school. This case went to the Supreme Court and won. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html
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Americans feared the Soviet Union, with the launch of Sputnik. President Eisenhower signed the NDEA, to help fund education so that students wouldn't be helpless.
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This was created to make funds go towards professional development and other resources to help students. This also helped with schools with a high percentage of low-income families. http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/
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This was a federal law that required schools to allow students with disabilities attend school. http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/idea/
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The Standard Movement was the beginning of the Common Core Curriculum. Standards were changed for the requirements for graduation. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/schools/standards/bp.html
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In April 1983, Ronald Reagan presented the new education plan. He felt that the society of the U.S. was falling into a state of mediocrity.
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The No Child Left Behind Act was created to close the gaps between minority students and advantage students. [Link] http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
