The History of Education in America By aubriekutil Oct 23, 1647 towns with 50 or more families needed a teacher and to collect taxes Oct 23, 1693 First College Established Oct 23, 1785 each new state was required to form a government and address education Oct 23, 1821 English classical school established in Boston Oct 23, 1823 First institution for preparing teachers Jan 2, 1837 First Kindergarten opened Oct 23, 1837 Horace Mann decided to intermix the social classes Oct 23, 1837 First kindergarten opened Oct 23, 1846 School committee to desegregate schools Oct 23, 1848 First School based on grades Oct 23, 1850 Classrooms with less than 100 students Oct 23, 1852 First Massachusetts attendance law Oct 23, 1892 Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies- standards for college Oct 23, 1896 Separate but equal schools was legal Oct 23, 1896 Dewey opened his laboratory school Oct 23, 1909 First junior high school Oct 23, 1918 Criminal offense to teach in any language other than english