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This school was established by the English-speaking pilgrims at Plymouth Rock; it was the first public school in America.
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This act specified that the Bible must be read in schools in order to ward off the work of the devil.
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This is the second established purpose of education, made popular by Benjamin Franklin; it is the notion that the common citizen should attend school so that they are able to participate in democracy.
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He is known as the father of the American public school. As a legislator and congressional representative, he was responsible for passing early laws governing education in his home state.
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This was formed in New York City, and in its 50-year history, has educated more than 600,000 students.
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After the War of 1812, schools were expected to teach about national identity.
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This concept helped gain support for the first tax-supported elementary schools.
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This made public taxation for secondary schools universal.
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They desired to coordinate secondary education programs by giving a college entrance requirements, and recommended a standard set of high school courses and attached a unit of measure to each course.