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1620-1750

Colonial Schools
Rooted in English culture
Stressed Religious Objectives
Teachers had minimal education

Dame Schools
Stressed only the barest essentials in reading, writing arithmetic
Horn Book

Latin Grammar Schools (1635)

Pre-college education
Principle Studies Latin & Greek
Arithmetic introduced (1745)

New York (1704)

Elias Neau First African American & Native American School

ORIGINS OF MANDATED EDUCATION

Massachusetts Act of 1642

First School law in the Colonies
Education was no longer voluntary
Education now a civil responsibility of the State.
Town Leaders responsible to ensure children were able to read and understand the principles of
religion and the capitol laws of the country.
Parents could be fined and possibly loose custody of the children

Massachusetts Act of 1647

Old deluder Satan Act
Towns of 50 households or more required to appoint a person to instruct all such children
Teachers required to be paid
Towns of 100 households or more required to establish the “Latin Grammar School” to prepare
students for college, failure could result as a fine for 5 lbs.

1750-1820

1751 Ben Franklin’s Academy

More broad subject matter
English, Latin, practical
More Democratic
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1770 Quakers School for African Americans

Slavery more civil
Equals capable of Education and self-improvement

1776 Revolutionary War

1779 Bill for more General Diffusion of Knowledge

Thomas Jefferson’s philosophy
Public Education more free society

1783 Noah’s Webster Speller

Comprehensive Educational
Vocabulary, behavioral instruction

1792 Sarah Pierce’s Female Academy

Young girls formally educated
Instruction for work outside the home

1819 Funds for Reservation Schools

1821 Boston English Classical School

1824 Common Schools opened in the country

1836 Rev W. H. McGuffey’s Readers used to teach how to read and study

1837 Mann accepts Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education

1839 First Public School opens in Massachusetts

1849 Electa Lincoln Watson First woman Admin.

1850 Massachusetts Supreme Court Supported “Equal But Separate”

1862 The Morrill Land Grand Act provided land/ Federal involvement

1862-1920

1860 First Kindergarten opens

1865 African American Leaders in Georgia

1869 Over 9500 teachers taught at freedom’s schools

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1873 Susan Blow established first successful public kindergarten

1880 Tuskagee Institute of Alabama

1892-1893 Committee of 10
Committee of 15

1916 AFT founded, Professionalized Teaching

1915 Montessori Method

Developed in Rome for poor preschool aged children

1919 Progressive Movement

1924 Native Americans granted citizens

1875-1955 Mary McLead Bethune

1941 Lanham Act

1944 G.I Bill of Rights

1945 G.I. Bill of Rights from 1944

1950 teachers and Education spotlight

1960 1964 extended the National Defense

1970 Financial Crisis

1980 Education Act for All handicap children

1990 Greater Challenges

Greater Diversity
Greater International Competition
Innovative approaches to teaching

2000-Present
Educational Priorities?

Equity
Achievemnet Gap: Asian Pacific Islander
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Excellence: They implement Comprehensive, Ensure teachesr have the skills and knowledge
required to raise achievement for all students
No Child Left Behind Act.
Race to the Top Grant ( making changes so its easier to teach.