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First public school
Boston Latin School opens which held the classics to be the basis for any educated person. The school is still there today and continues to provide a contemporary classical education. -
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Industrial Revolution
When predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban, schools needed to begin preparing students for a wider variety of professions. -
Declaration of Independance
Written by Thomas Jefferson, the document serves notice to King George III and the rest of the world that the American Colonies no longer considered themselves part of the British Empire. -
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Education in America
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Brown V. Board of Education
This case outlawed segregation, finding that seperate is in fact, not equal. -
No Child Left Behind
"NCLB supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education."
