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Knowledge spreads rapidly as a result of the invention of print. It is credited with the start of the Renaissance and end of the Middle Ages.
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The first picture book for children by John Amos Comenius is published.
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Small Sabbath and clandestine schools for African American children are established in the United States
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First system of Kindergarten education is established. Froebel's Education of Man
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Margarethe Schurz opens the first kindergarten in the United States
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concept of education the 'whole child' is published
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The Children's Bureau is established after the first White House conference is held by Teddy Roosevelt
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The National Committee on Nursery Schools is founded by Patty Smith Hill - eventually it becomes the National Association for the Education of Young Children,
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philosophy that emphasizes the child's viewpoint and the value of play
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Louis Malguzzi starts a school in a small town in Italy, Reggio Emilia. This school of thought emphasizes a child's individual creative expression.
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U.S. Supreme Court rules against separate but equal education
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NAEYC publishes a report on the Developmentally Appropriate Practices standards for early childhood educators
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The common core state standards are published in the content areas of ELA and mathematics for grades K-12
