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1st Latin Grammar School
The first latin grammer school was opened in Boston in 1635. The school was intended for students,boys, from a variety of social economic backgrounds. This 1st Latin Grammer school was under the head master Philemon Pormont. The students who attended learned Latin and Greek to prep to attend Harvard. -
1st American College
Harvard college founded, this was the 1st American College -
1st Printing Press
The first printed press was used in America, which will change the furture of Education. -
Massachusetts Act of 1642
Massachusetts Bay School Law or the Act of 1642- This was the 1st education law. This law required children to learn how to read and write. The Puritans believed the well being of a person and their colony depend on the literacy of the Bible and laws of the land. -
Virginia
Virgina set in motion a law similar to the Massacusettes Bay Law, which require education -
Old Deluder Satan Act
Also known as Massachusetts Law of 1647, required each town with a minimum of 50 families to appoint a schoolmaster to teach the town children how to read and write. The Law of 1647 also required town with a minimum of 100 familes to have at least one latin schoolmaster which will prepare students to study at Harvard. -
New England Primer
The New England Primer was an American texbook. The intended use for this book was to teach literacy and Puritan theology; alphabets, emblems, proverbs, prayers, poetry, and moral tales -
"Essay concerning human understanding"
This essay touches on some of the unanswered questions of how we think and express ourselves though language, logic and religion. -
" Some thought concerning Education"
John Locke's work expressing his thoughts on education. -
Immigrants
In 1700, European Immigrants settled in Rural areas and set up their own school like system teaching in their native languages. -
1st Public Library
Books were rare and expensive so with the help of Benjamin Franklin. "Articles of Agreement" were to form a library. In later year the library will be known as The Library Company of Philidelphia. -
Crime to Educate Slaves
In 1740 South Carolina made it a crime to teach slaves how to read and write. Other states, such as Georigia followed passing similar laws. -
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin introduces an American Philosophical Society -
English-Language Grammar School
The English_Language grammer school was in Philidelphia, with the help of Benjamin Franklin. This school would be taught in English rather than Latin. The goal was to teach people the things that will help them contribute to society, government and politics -
English Academy
Benjamin Franklin helps to establish the first "English Academy" in Philadelphia with a curriculum that is both classical and modern, including such courses as history, geography, navigation, surveying, and modern as well as classical languages. The academy ultimately becomes the University of Pennsylvania. -
Parenting
A man named Adam Smith in 1778 said that the parents are the ones that should choose how their child gets educated, and that the state should give the parents money to hire suitable teachers. -
Two track Education System
Thomas Jefferson proposes a two-track educational system, with different tracks for "the laboring and the learned." -
Noah Webster
dissatisfaction with English textbooks of the day, Noah Webster writes A Grammatical Institute of the English Language , consisting of three volumes: a spelling book, a grammar book, and a reader. They become very widely used throughout the United States. In fact, the spelling volume, later renamed the American Spelling Book and often called the Blue-Backed Speller, has never been out of print! -
Land of Ordinance 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 specifies that the western territories are to be divided into townships made up of 640-acre sections, one of which was to be set aside "for the maintenance of public schools." -
Benjamin Rush "Thoughts Uponthe Mode of Education Proper in a Republic.".
Benjamin Rush produced a plan of education that he hoped
would meet the needs of democracy.
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Youn Ladies Academy
The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in America. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance is enacted by the Confederation Congress. It provides a plan for western expansion and bans slavery in new states. Specifically recognizing the importance of education, Act 3 of the document begins, "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." Perhaps of more of practical importance, it stipulates that a section of land in every township of each new sta -
Native Americans
In 1790, Native Americans were denied U.S. citizenship. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is passed by the first Congress of the new United States. No mention is made of education in any of the amendments. However, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution states that powers not delegated to the federal government "are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people." Thus, education becomes a function of the state rather than the federal government. -
Poor families
In 1798 it was decided that the state should provide money for the poor families so the children could get a basic education. -
Blackboard
James Pillans invents the blackboard. -
African Americans
In 1835, Enslaved African Americans, were denied education -
Public Education
Public education was established in 1840 and some schools were bilingual -
Fourteenth Amendement
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declared that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction -
1601 Poor Laws
The Poor Laws from Elizabethan era were transferred to America. These laws were able to set future privledges for the poor in the 13 colonies
