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Common Schools were created
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The largest towns of the 13 colonies in New England were required by law to build schools. Education is not free or public. -
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The Timespan of the American Public Education
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Lifetime School Attendance
Students attended school less than 82 days. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
Thomas Jefferson drafted proposal
Jefferson created a comprehensive plan to ensure eduation for primary and secondary grades. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
Noah Webster's "Speller" book
Webster created this book to teach students how to spell. This book became the America's textbook for students to use in school. It sold millions of copies. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
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Jefferson's State wide school began
Thomas Jefferson's dream of a state wide schools began to take form. Massachussetts was on the leading edge to begin public education on a state level. -
Horace Mann Secretary of Education
Horace Mann visited 1,000 schools surmising thier physical conditions. He realized the inequalities of schools. He believed that education is the equalizer of all men. Mann standardized school equipment in schools;chairs, desks, textbooks, black boards, ect., -
Massachussetts Average Attendance
Students attended school for 4 months out of a school year. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
Annual per-pupil cost
The cost for students attending school was $2.81. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
New York's foreign born population
By 1840, more than half of the New York population was foreign born. Conflicts between religious groups began to rise and infiltrated children's educationt for them in school. The Irish Catholics were desperate for free public education just like the Protestants. -
Bishop Hugh's Public Debates
Bishop Hughes wanted public funding for Catholics school students. He failed to get state support for the funding of Catholics schools. -
Bible riots in Philadelphia
In May and July, the "Bible Riots" of Philadelphia occured because of the extreme tension between anti-Catholic sentiment
at the growing population of Irish immigrants. -
Massachussetts Average Attendance
Students attended school for 7 months out of the school year. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
Annual per-pupil cost
The cost for students attending school was $4.80. (No Month and Date can be accurately found.) -
Roberts v. Boston
A court case was being brought before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court seeking to end racial discrimination in Boston public schools. The courts ruled in favor of the city of Boston finding no basis for the law suit. -
1st Segregation law ever
In 1855, Robert Morris and Charles Sumner fought the Common Wealth of Massachusetts and argued the case which finally banned schools for racial segregation in the state. -
U.S.A. Public School Expenditures
In 1870, the school expenditure was $63 million. -
Public School Enrollment
The school enrollment was 7.6 million students. -
U.S.A. Public School Expenditures
In 1870, the school expenditure was $141 million. -
Public School Enrollment
The school enrollment was 12,7 million students. -
Brown v. Education
A court ruling became law that considering the separation of children based on race as unconstitutional. -
References
“School-The Story of American Public Education-Part 1.” Films for the Humanities. PBS. http://www.veoh.com
