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Jamestown Founded
Begining of Colonial Period -
First American Public School
Boston Latin School, in
Massachusetts, opens its doors as
the first public secondary school. The
school still teaches a “contemporary
classical education." -
Old Deluder Satan Act
Also called the Massachusetts Act of 1647. This Act required every town of 50 or more households to hire a teacher of reading and writing. -
Gov Will Berkley Rails against Public Schools
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Land Ordinance of 1785
The federal government established a role for itself in public education. -
U.S. Constitution Shapes Education
This Constitution played a major role in shaping the educational system seen today. -
Mass Education Act
Requires towns with 200 + families to provide elementary school -
Free School Society
Provided education for poor students. -
Thomas Jefferson
Believed that education in the new republic could be enlarged to educate the new citizens; a system of publicly supported schools should be created in the states to allow the poor to receive an education. -
Horace Mann
Begins has advocacy for Education -
Birth of Teacher Union
The National Teachers
Association was created to
give educators a united front,
starting with just 100
members -
Board of Education
50% of American children were enrolled in public schools and 28 to 35 states had established state boards of education. -
National School Lunch Act
Expands access to school lunch by making
available low-cost or free lunches for
low-income students. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Abolished segregation in schools. -
The Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act of 1965
Gives federal funding to schools while forbidding a
national curriculum. -
No Child Left Behind Act
A United States Act of Congress provided help for disadvantaged students.