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Revolutionary War
Most people were illiterate and could maybe read a bit from the Bible or recognize common words. Literacy was for privelaged and wealthy people, not common man. -
Thomas Jefferson
Introduced the idea that every person should receive a guaranteed three years of public schooling. -
Webster's Bluebook
Webster publishes the first Bluebook. Webster's dictionary was what followed. -
Horace Mann Inspects Schools
Horace Mann inspects schools and is disheartened at what he finds. -
Blacks petition Boston School Commitee
90 black astudents petitioned the Boston School Board to put an end to segregation in schools. -
Massachussettes Outlaws Segregation in Schools
The first law of its kind passed in the United States -
Civil War Ends
The Norrth beats the South in the Civil War. Slavery abolished in the South under President Abraham Lincoln. -
John Dewey
John Dewey publishes School and Society. -
Child Labor
Two million children still working rather than schooling across United States. -
World War I Ends
The end of WWI saw the "end" and destruction of German language books. 35 states banned these books in schools. -
IQ Tests
One million students are tested each year. -
45% Graduation Rate for 17 Year Olds
45% in 1945! -
Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr leads the nation in the Civil Rights Movement. -
No Child Left Behind
George W Bush enacts NCLB
