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the Act of 1642 required each town to determine if children could read and write.
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A timeline of dates that I believe were the most important in forming our education system.
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The Act of 1647 mandated the establishment and support of schools.
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The first state supported high school was the English Classical School in Boston, Mass.
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In the late 1830's, Horace Mann came to the conclusion that teachers required extended education, not just some schooling.
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The first Compulsory Education Law was passed in Massachussetts.
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Susan Blow opened the first successful public kindergarten in the U.S. in St. Louis, MO
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By 1930, Compulsory education laws had been passed in all 50 of the U.S. states.
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The G.I. Bill of Rights provided veterans with payments for tuition, and room and board ar colleges and universities.
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U.S. supreme court rejects the "seperate but equal" doctrine, beginning the end of segregation.
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During the 1960's, president Johnson began the Headstart program, JobCorps, and funding for meal programs for the underpriveledged.