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Education Timeline
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The Colonial Period (1607-1775) - Roots of American Education Begin
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Harvard University is established
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Massachusetts Act of 1647 (Old Deluder Satan Act)
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The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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In October, Yale College is founded in Connecticut.
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University of Pennsylvania is established
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Princeton University is established
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Columbia University is established
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Early National Period (1775-1820) Brown University was established
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Dartmouth College is established
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Land Ordinance of 1785 passed, federal gov't established role for itself in public education
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The Constitution is ratified and separates church and state
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Common School Movement (1820-1865) - Boston established first English Classical School
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Horace Mann was appointed Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education
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First compulsory school attendance law
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Cornell University is established
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NEA appointed group: The Committee of Ten
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First junior high school opened in Columbus Ohio
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Tribal schools opened
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Hand-held calculators are introduced