Historical Foundations of Education

Children attend Dame schools

Period: 1500 to 1800

Latin Grammar Schools are established in America

1600

Massachusetts Act of 1642 is passed

1642

Massachusetts Act of 1647 (Old Deluder Satan Act) is passed

1647

Benjamin Franklin's Academy is established

1741

Horace Mann begins the Normal School movement

Period: 1820 to 1865

McGuffey Readers are created and distributed in schools

1836

The Freedmen's Bureau

1865

Carlisle Industrial Indian School is established

1879

John Dewey's Laboratory School is established

1896

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

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The Launch of Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

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Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is passed

1965

Head Start

1965

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

1990

The Goals 2000: Educate America Act is passed

1994

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The No Child Left Behind Act is passed

2001

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Race to the Top Challenge

2010