timeline By juan lopez Period: Feb 1, 1840 to Feb 1, 1880 american common school period 1840-1880 africa american children attended separate public schools that received less funding educational materials werre scarce and onferior african american schools they received significantly lowerpay than their counterparts. Period: Feb 1, 1980 to Feb 1, 2016 ameican education during the 1980`s-beyond