History of Education By Faith Ramirez Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 2025 History of Education Period: 1600 to 1776 American Colonial Period 1650 HORNBOOK 1700 Dame School Period: 1776 to 1840 American Early National Period 1780 Benjamin Franklin 1790 Thomas Jefferson Started the first free public school 1830 Common school 1836 McGuffey Readers 1840 Friedrich Froebel Period: 1840 to 1880 American Common School Period 1858 Horace Mann 1862 Morrill Act of 1862 Period: 1880 to 1921 American Progressive Period 1906 Maria Moontessori 1917 Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 Period: 1921 to 1940 The Great Depression Period: 1930 to 2025 Modern History of Education 1930-current 1938 John Dewy 1947 Dick & Jane Readers 1950 Normal Schools-Teachers 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka 1958 National defense education act of 1958 1960 Erik Erickson 1960 John Bowlby 1960 B.F. Skinner-theory of behaviorism 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 1972 Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 1974 The Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1974 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1980 Back to the Basics 1980's 1984 Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 1990 Education of Handicapped Act Amendments Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 Mar 31, 1994 Goals 2000 act of 1994 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA 1990- Amended 1997 2001 No Child Left Behind Act 2001 Nov 2, 2002 TEACH ACT of 2002 2004 IDEA improvement Act IDEIA 2004 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA 2015
