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Education became a function of the individual state rather than the federal government. -
The first kindergarten was in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1856. It was a German-language kindergarten. The first kindergarten was created in Germany and allowed children to socialize while at the same time learning concepts needed for school. -
The Head Start program began as an eight-week demonstration project designed to help break the cycle of poverty. It gave preschool children from low-income families a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, and educational needs. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law passed in 1990 and has been amended. The IDEA provides children with qualifying disabilities, from birth to age 21, with the right to a free public education designed to meet their unique, individual needs. -
The first full-time K-12 online learning schools began in California around 1994