Annotated Timeline on the History of American Education

By Glenda76

  • Horace Mann spearheaded the Common School Movement, ensuring that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes

    Horace Mann spearheaded the Common School Movement, ensuring that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes

  • The Freedmen's Bureau was established to help African Americans to read and write

    The Freedmen's Bureau was established to help African Americans to read and write

  • The Kalamazoo School Case paved way for financial support for high schools

    The Kalamazoo School Case paved way for financial support for high schools

  • The American Federation of Teachers was founded that primarily represents teachers

    The American Federation of Teachers was founded that primarily represents teachers

  • Every state had a compulsory school attendance law

    Every state had a compulsory school attendance law

  • Brown vs Board of Education lead to the declaration of state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional

    Brown vs Board of Education lead to the declaration of state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional

  • Integration of Central High School when nine African American students entered the school after violence ensued preventing them to enter

    Integration of Central High School when nine African American students entered the school after violence ensued preventing them to enter

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) first came into being

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) first came into being

  • The first charter school in the U.S. was opened in Minnesota

    The first charter school in the U.S. was opened in Minnesota

  • The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was signed into law by President Bush

    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was signed into law by President Bush