The History of U.S. Public Education By jesselu1228 Jan 26, 1637 Havard foudede Jan 26, 1647 Old Deluder Satan Act Jan 26, 1821 First age-graded classroom Jan 26, 1830 Second Great Awakening Jan 26, 1837 Horace Mann first year as the secretary of board of Ed at MA Period: Jan 26, 1838 to Jan 26, 1870 Religion was primary involved in education Jan 26, 1840 Charity schools transfered to public funded schools Jan 26, 1848 Horace Mann last year as secretary of board of ed at MA Jan 26, 1880 "Modern" courses Jan 26, 1893 Committee of Ten meeting Jan 26, 1916 Dewey writes "Democracy in Education" Jan 26, 1918 Cardinal Principles adopted God was for a student to find his place in society Jan 26, 1925 IQ Testing brings about shif in how education is delivered Jan 26, 1925 After WWI Public schools became more diverse in forms of people, school programs Jan 26, 1930 "Curriculum tracks" firmly established (academic, vocational, etc.) Jan 26, 1940 Life adjustment Jan 26, 1950 Active Recruiting of teachers by universities Jan 26, 1960 Beiginning of AP classes