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Historical Timeline
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First free school
The first free school opened in Virginia. This was important because it allowed anyone access to education, not just the rich. -
First public high school
Hartford public high school was established. This was important because it was the first public secondary school which was the start of normalizing high school for everyone. -
First college
The first American college, Harvard was created. This is important because it was the start of post-secondary schools in the U.S. -
Compulsory education
Massachusetts became the first colony to make the heads of households responsible to teach all dependents, children and adults, to read, write, and about the laws of the colony or face a fine. This is important because it is the first time that it was required for everyone to be educated. -
Required schools
A law was passed that required towns of 50 people or more to hire a school master to teach the children to read and write. This was important because it meant that instead of parents teaching their children, their would be an actual teacher to teach them. -
Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff wrote about how the mind learns through repetition. This is important because it is a major influencer for education methods used even now. -
American Philosophical society
Benjamin Franklin founded the American philosophical society which emphasized thigs like science instead of religion. This initially caused controversy, but eventually led to education today. -
English Academy
Benjamin Franklin established the english Academy which taught subjects like history, geography, navigation, and different languages. This was important because it influenced what subjects we learn today. -
A grammatical institute of the English language
Noah webster wrote "a grammatical institute of the english language" because he was unhappy with the current textbooks. This is important because it became widely used throughout the United states for a long time after its initial publication. -
First state-chartered university
The University of georgia became the first state-chartered university. This is important because it was part of the government gradually becoming more involved in education, primary, secondary, and post-secondary. -
Blackboard invented
James Pillans invented the modern blackboard. This was important because it was a pivotal tool used in classrooms for a long time to come. -
First school for the deaf
Thomas hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc co-founded the first school for the deaf. This is important because it was the first big step in the education for the deaf, as well as the disabled in general. -
Mandatory high school
The state of Massachusetts established a law requiring all towns of 500 or more families to have a public high school. this was important because it allowed all students access to secondary school. -
First school for the blind
The New England asylum for the Blind opened up, allowing blind students the opportunity to learn with the accommodations they needed. -
First college to become coeducational
Oberlin college admitted its first group of girls. This is important because it was a step in gender equality for post-secondary education. -
Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities was established to promote higher standards in American Universities. This was important because it helped to create the importance of post-secondary education that is around today. -
The Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching
The Carnegie foundation established a set amount of time that students should be in the classroom. This is important because it is still largely used today. -
First junior high school
The first junior high school was created. This was important because it helped improve high school graduation rates. -
Association for Children with learning disabilities
The association for children with learning disabilities was established. This was important because it was part of the gradual accommodation of children with disabilities into the education system, instead of just telling them they were stupid, and couldn't learn. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary education Act was established. This was important because it granted federal funds to help low-income students.