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colonies mandated parents to educate their children
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every town of 50+ families had to hire a primary school teacher
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anyone with children under their guidance had to learn to read and write by the age of 12 or learn a useful trade or they would be charged 5 pounds per child
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widows or women who's children have grown would take in a few locals kids to teach the reading, writing and arithmetic
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Midwestern territories are required to set aside a section of land for educational purposes, which led to the creation of land grant colleges that would educate teachers and skilled professionals
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establishment of special state funded post secondary institutions, a model for the training of elementary teachers. Established in France 1794
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Massachusetts and Connecticut organize the first school districts
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The first normal school was founded in Lexington, MA
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prepared teachers for the fast increasing number of common schools
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Boston Quincy School replaces multi age, one room design
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Founded by Catherine Beecher
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stipulates that elementary education should be free to everyone between the ages of 4 and 20
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Organized by Catherine Beecher to advance the role of women in the nation's development.
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President Lincoln signs the Morrill Act. This gives States and Territories land to begin colleges.
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President Lincoln signs the proclamation , abolishing slavery.
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A boarding school for Native Americans, started by Richard Henry Pratt to integrate them into white civilization
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land grant colleges were encouraged to set up experimental farms where faculty and students could conduct research into agricultural improvement
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John Dewey establishes the Laboratory school that tests his own theories and allows faculty and students to study how children learn and to try out new methods of instruction
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U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the principle that political equality did not guarantee social equality. Establised the basis of "separate but equal."
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Margaret Haley cofounds the Chicago Teacher's Federation with Catherine Goggin as the first labor union for teachers
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Now Bethune College, founded in 1904 by Mary McLeod Bethune to serve black girls in Florida
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Ella Flagg Young is appointed as the first female school superintendent
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The Ninteenth Amendment allows women the right to vote
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Mandates the teaching of Indian history and culture in schools
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A.S. Neill founds the self-governing, democratic environments where everyone votes in determining school policies and rules
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Mandates the teaching of Indian history and culture in schools
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ends legal segragation of black and white school children
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passed by congress to increase American student's knowledge of math and science in the face of Soviet threats
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federal government helps to equalize educational opportunities for all children
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No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational programs or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
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Provided federal funding to schools of model programs, training and research aimed at leveling the playing field for young women
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government report that highlights the weaknesses in American Public Schhols
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requires annual testing in reading, math and science and publish the results