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Massachusetts Bay school Law
Broke with English tradition by transferring educational supervision from the clergy to the selectmen of the colony, empowering them to assess the education of children "to read & understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country." It held parents and masters responsible for their children's and apprentices' ability to read and write, stressing education rather than schooling. -
Deluder Satan Act
Made every town educate their children so satan cannot harm them. -
New England Primer
first reading primer designed for the American Colonies. It became the most successful educational textbook published in 18th century America and it became the foundation of most schooling before the 1790s. -
Dame Schools
Britain: private schools at the lowest end of the spectrum. The establishments were quite varied—some functioned primarily as day care facilities overseen by illiterate women, while others provided their students with a good foundation in the basics.
North America: private school with a female teacher during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The education provided by these schools ranged from basic to exceptional. -
Kindergarten
Early establishment for caring for and educating pre-school children whose parents were absent during the day. The idea became popular among the nobility and the middle class. Friedrich Fröbel opened a "play and activity"as an experimental social experience for children entering school. He renamed his institute Kindergarten on June 28, 1840, reflecting his belief that children should be nurtured and nourished "like plants in a garden". -
Young Ladies Acadamy
Colonial America believed girls couldn't be educated beyond the basics. Young Ladies’ Academy became the first chartered institution for the higher education of young women in the United States and, perhaps, the world. Established by John Poor. The course of study included reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, English grammar, composition, rhetoric, geography, history, and vocal music. -
Boston English High School
One of the first public high schools in America. created originally to educate working class schoolboys in preparation for business, mechanics, and engineering trades. Its original curriculum consisted of such courses as English, surveying, navigation, geography, logic, and civics as well as a strong emphasis on mathematics -
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
First member of the Seven Sisters colleges, served as a model for some of the others. The school was founded in 1837 by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Her establishment of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary was part of a larger movement to create institutions of higher education for young women during the first half of the 19th century. -
New York State Asylum for idiots
Opened in Albany, NY. The rules stated by 1888 that children between the ages of seven and fourteen, who were idiotic, or so deficient in intelligence as to be incapable of being educated at any ordinary school, and who were not epileptic, insane or greatly deformed, were allowed admittance. Another school opened in Syracuse approximately fifty students were present at the institution and applications had been received for another fifty more. -
Lincoln University
Originally established as The Ashmun Institute, received its charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 24, 1854, making it the nation's first degree-granting Historically Black College and University. In 1853 the plan was approved for an institution to be called Ashmun Institute, for the scientific, classical and theological education of colored youth of the male sex. it was later renamed after president Lincoln and expanded to enroll students of every race & gender -
First Morrill Act
originally set up to establish institutions is each state that would educate people in agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts, and other professions that were practical at the time. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Allowed the slaves in the south to be freed. THey could choose to either fight or go to school. -
13th ammendment
It was the beggining of African Americans getting equal rights -
Howard University
Congregational Society of Washington considered establishing a theological seminary for the education of African-American clergymen. Within a few weeks, the project expanded to include a provision for establishing a university. Within two years, the University consisted of the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Medicine. The new institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero, who was the founder of the University. -
14th ammendment
Stated that schools could be separate for races but the education and quality of the school had to be equal -
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It was founded on the principle that Native Americans were the equals of European-Americans, and that Native American children immersed in mainstream Euro-American culture would learn skills to advance in society. Upon arrival at Carlisle students’ hair were cut and names were changed.Beyond a typical military regimen, Pratt was known to use corporal punishment on students who exhibited Native behaviors to help students become only dependent on themselves. -
Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College was founded in 1901 by Brown and Harper. Throughout his time in Joliet, Brown became a well-known supporter of higher education, would often encourage his students to attend college after graduation. Brown consulted his friend, Harper, and together they created Joliet Junior College. Classes took place at Joliet Township High School. The first class was made up of six students in 1901. in 1916 the name was formalized and in 1917 the school was accredited by the NCACS -
Lev Vgotsky
Cultural-Historical Theory, is the idea that child development is the result of the interactions between children and their social environment. Interactions include parents, teachers, classmates, playmates, siblings, significant objects such as books or toys. Children are active partners in these interactions not just mirroring the world around them. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
Madeline Hunter
She believed that the foremost job of teachers was decision making,. All of the decisions a teacher makes can be put into one of three categories: (1)what you are going to teach; (2)what you as the teacher will do to facilitate and escalate that learning; and (3)how the students are going to learn and how they will let you know that they've learned it.Hunter identified seven components for teaching: -
SMith-Hughes act
Said each school has to state a plan for the year and be submitted by the State Board to the Federal Board of vocational Education -
Progressive Education Association
Promoted the ideas of child-centered education, social reconstructionism, active citizen participation in all spheres of life, and democratization of all public institutions. Progressive educators believed that a new education program, based on the development of cooperative social skills, critical thinking and democratic behaviors, could play a pivotal role in transforming a society of greed, individualism, waste and corruption for one based on compassion, humanism and equality -
Herbert R. Kohl
Advocate for progressive alternatived education Coined the "Open Classroom" idea At the center of all of his work is the belief that a quality education for all children is a pedagogical imperative and a social justice issue -
GI Bill
WW2 veterans can receive cash payments of tuition from the federal government -
National School Lunch Act
Stated that all schools must provide low cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students -
Latin Grammar Schools
The Latin school was the grammar school of 14th to 19th-century Europe. Emphasis was placed on learning to use Latin. The education given at Latin schools gave great emphasis to the complicated grammar of the Latin language. Students had to learn how to write formal letters -
Brown V. board of education
Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
National Defense Education Act
provided funding to improve American schools and to promote postsecondary education. -
civil rights act
Ended segregation in public places and banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or origin. ended racial segregation in schools -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
emphasizes equal access to education and establishes high standards and accountability. -
Bilingual Education Act
was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability (LESA) students. he bill was passed as Title VII, an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) -
Indian Education Act
landmark legislation establishing a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. -
Title IX of the education Ammendments of 1972
Federal law that states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. -
Rehabilitation Act
replaces the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities. -
Plyler V Doe
Supreme Court of the United States struck down a state statute denying funding for education to undocumented immigrant children and simultaneously struck down a municipal school district's attempt to charge undocumented immigrants an annual $1,000 tuition fee for each undocumented alien student to compensate for the lost state funding.
