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S EDUCATIONAL TIMELINE
1600 1700 1800 1900-1950 1950-1999 2000
No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
The development of commerce and In 1954 Brown v. Board of this revises the Elementary and
Education was intended to
mercentile demands promoted the Horace Mann helps create Massachusetts In 1909 the first junior high school was Education of Topeka which stated Secondary Act and calls for
further religious goals and was
formation of private schools devoted State Board Of Education in 1837. established teaching grades 7,8 and 9. that segregation was not accepted stricter standards. Also states
offered primarily to white males.
to job training. in educational facilities. ramifications if standards are not
met.
Lessons typically focused on Plantation owners focused on basic Mcguffy Readers Published in 1836 written The Progressive Education Association was In 1960 Cesar Chavez led the fight
reading, values, manners,social academic skills, but also social graces works that educated different grade formed in 1919 of migrant Mexican Americans to
graces, and vocational skills. and managing slaves, using texts like levels. demand a better education.
The Complete Gentleman. Kenneth Clark was the first African
American to be tenured at City
College of New York.
Dame Schools, which were the Education begins being reconstructed
Smith- Hughs Act of 1917 provided funds
homes of well respected women by American leaders like Thomas Normal Schools become founded in
for teacher training and program In 1964 President Johnson, pushed
of the community that would Jefferson.He believed in education Massachusetts. School in preparing
development in vocational education and to eradicate racial segregation
devote their home and time to beyond wealth and surrounding teachers in pedagogy.
high school level.
teaching. education only around religion.
In 1823 Missippi Law prohibited from In 1968 Bilingual Education Act this
In 1749 Benjamin Franklin proposed a African Americans to gather for act was the result of the needs of
Apprenticeship Programs which
new kind of secondary school, one educational purposes. In 1830 Louisiana law 1950 First Middle School In Bay City, non-English speaking students
were directed towards boys that
which would replace grammer schools was established which stated that anyone Michigan which created funding for
taught trade skill.
called an Academy. caught teaching a slave how to read and instructional resources/ classes
write would be sent to prison. that would help.