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The History Of Education In America

By ekline077
  • First Latin Grammar School Established

    First Latin Grammar School Established

    The school was designed for sons of certain social classes that were destined to be leaders in the community.
  • First Higher Education Institution

    First Higher Education Institution

    Harvard College in Massachussetts.

  • Massachusetts Law On Education

    Stated every town of at least 50 families must hire a school master to teach children to read and write. More Information
  • John Locke's Essays Concerning Human Understanding

    John Locke's Essays Concerning Human Understanding

    He believed the mind is a blank slate at birth, and knowledge is derived through experience.

  • Christian Van Wolff

    Developed the idea that knowledge is best gained through mental discipline and continuous drills. More Information

  • Tracking Education System Propsed by Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson proposed an education system with different trcks for the labored and the learned. More Information
  • Wester Wrote A Grammatical Institute of the English Language Textbooks

    Wester Wrote A Grammatical Institute of the English Language Textbooks

    THis consisted of three volumes and became widely used throughout the US.

  • Young Ladies Academy

    The first academy for girls in America.
  • James Pillans Invented The BlackBoard

    James Pillans Invented The BlackBoard

  • First Public High School

    First Public High School

    Boston English High School.
  • William Holmes McGuffey's Readers iWere First Published.

    William Holmes McGuffey's Readers iWere First Published.

    First real secular, influential textbooks.

  • First State Funded School For Teacher Education

    Known as "normal Schools" in Lexington, Massachusetts. More Information

  • First Mandatory Attendance Law

    First passes in Massachusetts. By 1918, all states had this law. More Information
  • National Teachers Association Began

    National Teachers Association Began

    Now known as the National Education Association founded in Pennsylvania
  • Department of Education Created

    Department of Education Created

    This was established to help states maintain effective school systems.
  • Invention of the "Modern" TypeWriter

    Invention of the "Modern" TypeWriter

    Invented by Christopher Sholes
  • John Dewey's Democracy and Education Published

    John Dewey's Democracy and Education Published

    Helped promote the progressive education movement.
  • States have laws requiring funds for transportation to school

    States have laws requiring funds for transportation to school

  • The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered

    SAT Information
  • Jean Piaget 's Theory of Cognitive Development

    Jean Piaget 's Theory of Cognitive Development

  • First Successful Desegregation Court Case

    First Successful Desegregation Court Case

    Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District
  • First Computer Built for the Military

    First Computer Built for the Military

  • National School Lunch Act Began

    National School Lunch Act Began

  • Project Head Start Began

    Project Head Start Began

    Preschool program for low income students.

  • Bilingual Education Act (Title VII)

  • IBM introduces the personal computer

    IBM introduces the personal computer

  • First Online Learning Campus

    First Online Learning Campus

    University of Pheonix
  • Smart Board Is Introduced

    Smart Board Is Introduced

  • No Child Left Behind Law approved by Congress

  • Technology Initiatives

    21st Century learning focuses largely on technology for classroom and independent learning