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1636
Harvard is opened becoming the first post-secondary school in North America -
1642-1648
Massachusetts creates compulsory education laws with the Massachusetts Act -
1653
William and Mary opened in Virginia, and Dame schools open allowing women to receive a limited education -
1706-1790
Benjamin Franklin, an educator (among many other things) who opened the Philadelphia Academy in 1751 -
1792
Sarah Pierce opens the Litchfield Female Academy providing a formal education
for women -
1821
Boston is home to the first public secondary school -
1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson, an advocate for education who pushed for funding of public schools and creator of the University of Virginia -
1758-1853
Noah Webster, a speller and creator of some of the first textbooks -
1855
First kindergarten opens in America -
1857
National Education Association is founded -
1862
Morrill Land-Grant Act provides funding for schools -
1856-1915
Booker T. Washington, having struggled to receive his own education, created the
Tuskegee Institute to help the next generation have easier access to education -
1916
American Foundation of Teachers is founded -
1930
All states enforced compulsory education laws -
1944
GI bill increases number of college graduates -
Period: to
1950's
Competition for global educational superiority sparked additional school funding -
1859-1952
John Dewey, a progressive educator that established a school for testing education
Principles -
1870-1952
Maria Montessori, an Italian physician believing in individualized education -
1954
Brown vs. The Board of Education determined segregation was unlawful -
Period: to
1960's
Reform movement to end poverty by increasing education -
1975
Congress passes PL91-142 calling for an individualized and quality education for handicapped students -
1975
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act allowed students access to programs previously denied to them based on gender -
2002
No Child Left Behind Act attempts to “close the achievement gap”
(GreatSchools Staff, 2016 -
2015
Every Student Succeeds Act allows states to judge school quality and act on it