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When the settlers came over from England, they set up settlements and schools. Religion was a cornerstone of the colony and therefore, it was a cornerstone in the education. Formal education was reseved for white males who came from wealthy families.
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The Boston Latin School was established and existed to prepare boys for the ministry. I was a colonial elite school with a strong European flavor.
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Harvard University was established as an institute for higher learning in Boston, MA
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Although the settlers all came over from the same area, wherever the settled ended up shaping their educational focus. In the southern colonies, many students would not have attended a public schol bevause they didn't exist. The middle colonies focused their learning heavily on religuous freedoms, and the New England colonies were culturally and religiously homogeneous.
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Franklin's academy elimated religion and focused more on practical needs such as math and science.
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The Federal Government sifbed nearly 400 treeties with Native American Nations and Tribes to provide education.
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After the defeat of the British Army, the colonies formed the United States of America. The U.S. Constitution helped shape education by removing religions from school and also establishng state responsibility in education.
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The United States Constitution was written, and signed into law. Due to the Bill of Rights, no religion should be placed above any other, which was tantamount to the removal of education in schools. This is knows as the separation of church and state.
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By passing the land ordinance in 1785, the federal government established a role for itself in public education by providing monitary support through the sale of land and collecting of tax dollars.
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Horace Mann was a key figure in the common school movement. He was a former lawyer and under his direction, Massachusetts then became a elader in education, Teacher salaries were increased, 50 new secondary schools were build and attendance laws were put in to play.
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The common school movement made education more easily accessible to the "common person".
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By 1865, 50% more children were enrolled in public schools and 28 our of 35 established states had an appointed a state board of education. It was during this time that a free and appropriate public education was starting to become possible and available.
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The Commitee of ten helped to create standards and methods for what would become comprehensive high schools.
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As time moves forward, we see more technology introduced in the lassroom, from filmstrops to streamig videos.
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The federal government established an office of Indian Education through the Indian Education Act.
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President Bush signed into law No Child Left Behind
