History of Education

By Shakylaa
  • Elimination of British Textbooks

    Elimination of British Textbooks

    Schools played a critical role in forming a new nations. Schools were teaching the newer generation to be completely different from the British.
  • Webster Published Blue Book Speller

    Webster Published Blue Book Speller

    The book taught students about the United States and its inhabitants.
  • Great School Debate

    Great School Debate

    This was a debate on whether or not religion should be taught in schools.
  • Philadelphia Blue Riots

    Philadelphia Blue Riots

    The city denied Bishop Hughes request. Controversy over the use of the Protestant Bible in the public schools escalated nationwide.
  • American Civil War Ended

    American Civil War Ended

    Newly freed African-Americans were allowed to go to schools.
  • 'The School and Society' Attacked the School Curriculum

    'The School and Society' Attacked the School Curriculum

    Schools were becoming more hospitable to students. Schools became focused around the whole child.
  • The US Steel Company Built the Largest Steel Mill on Lake Michigan's Shore

    The US Steel Company Built the Largest Steel Mill on Lake Michigan's Shore

    To accommodate to new immigrants arriving, William A. Wirt designed new schools with new curriculums. The new curriculum kept students in motion
  • John Hylan Cancelled the Gary Plan

    John Hylan Cancelled the Gary Plan

    The cancelation of the Gary Plan caused immigrants to be Americanized.
  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

    This court case ended segregation in public schools.
  • Schools Were Announced Separate But Equal

    Schools Were Announced Separate But Equal

    Although schools were said to be equal, there were still inequality.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    After the United States lost the Space Race, the United States felt that schools were to blame. Because of this, schools focused more on science and math courses.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    The President sent federal troops to walk nine African-American children into an Arkansas school.
  • Child Labor Was Banned

    Child Labor Was Banned

    States required children to attend schoo,l at least until the age of 16.
  • Title IX

    Title IX

    This act prohibited federal grants to schools and programs that discriminated based on gender.
  • Bilingual Act

    Bilingual Act

    The federal government published new teaching materials for bilingual programs.
  • Choice Experiment

    Choice Experiment

    Educators in East Harlem were asked to create small alternative public schools in existing buildings.
  • Baltimore Hired Educational Alternative Inc

    Baltimore Hired Educational Alternative Inc

    The Educational Alternative Inc patented high tech curriculum. Schools eventually neglected teachers and students.
  • Milwaukee Voucher Program

    Milwaukee Voucher Program

    This program paid for children to go to schools. The program served over 1,500 students.
  • Educational Alternative Inc Signed a Contract With Arizona for Charter Schools

    Educational Alternative Inc Signed a Contract With Arizona for Charter Schools

    Charter schools were built around choice and competition.
  • Congress Approved $80 Million to Aid Building New Schools

    Congress Approved $80 Million to Aid Building New Schools

    Schools improved and created more competition.