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First school house opened
The Boston Latin School opened up in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Harvard is founded
Harvard University-- the oldest institution for higher education-- is founded. -
Henry Dunster becomes president of Harvard
Henry Dunster becomes president of Harvard university, and is responsible for teaching all of the classes. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony changes standards
Every town of 50 families must have an elementary school, and every town of 100 families must have a Latin school. -
John Locke publishes an essay
John Locke publishes "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding," an essay stating that human knowledge is gained by expirience, and that a human is born with a blank mind. -
College of William and Mary founded
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Christopher Dock arrives in the US
Opens a school in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. -
University of Pennsylvania is founded
Ben Franklin open's an english academy that teaches a lot. -
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An American Spelling Book
Noah Webster publishes the first dictionary. -
First High School
Boston English Highschool is opened. -
First Women's college opens
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary opens. -
First special needs school opens
Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children opens. -
Department of Education created
Helped to establish effective school systems. -
Stanford University is founded
Founded be Leland Stanford. -
Progressive Education Association is founded
Reformed education system. -
Great Depression begins
School funding suffers greatly. -
Civil Rights act bill passed
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TI makes their first hand held calculator
Texas Instruments introduces the TI-2500 Data Math. -
First Charter school law is passed
By Minnesota. -
CompuHigh opens
First online school. -
U.S Department of education launches 2013 race to the top competition
