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History of Education

By cthomas001
  • First Latin Grammar School is Established

    First Latin Grammar School is Established

    First Grammar SchoolOnly sons of certain school classes attended the first grammar school.
  • Harvard Established

    Harvard Established

    Harvard at a GlanceAmerica's First Higher Education Institution
  • First book about teaching published

    First book about teaching published

    Christopher Dock High School
  • Higher Education for African Americans: Cheyney University

    Higher Education for African Americans: Cheyney University

    Cheyney University
  • Maria Montessori is born in Italy

    Maria Montessori is born in Italy

  • Lev Vygotsky is born who pioneered the Zone of Proximal Development

    Lev Vygotsky is born who pioneered the Zone of Proximal Development

    Lev Vygotsky
  • First North American Montessori School opens in New York

    First North American Montessori School opens in New York

  • Jean Piaget, Director of the International Bureau of Education

    Jean Piaget, Director of the International Bureau of Education

    Declares: "Only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual."
  • Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

    Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

    "Separate but Equal" does not have a place in education.
  • Bloom's Taxonomy

    Bloom's Taxonomy

    A classification of intellectual behaviors
    Bloom's Taxonomy
  • President Eisenhower established the President's Council on Youth Fitness

    President Eisenhower established the President's Council on Youth Fitness

    The Federal Government Takes on Fitness
  • Apple 1 PCs are donated to schools

    Apple 1 PCs are donated to schools

  • Prison Budget Surpasses Education Budget

    Prison Budget Surpasses Education Budget

  • World Wide Web is used in Schools

    World Wide Web is used in Schools

  • Term: Digital Native is Coined

    Term: Digital Native is Coined

    Mark PrenskyThe role of teacher and student changes
  • Grutter V. Bollinger: UofM Affirmitive Action is Upheld

    Grutter V. Bollinger: UofM Affirmitive Action is Upheld

    Grutter v. Bollinger
  • Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

    Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

    IDEA
  • Youtube Created

    Youtube Created

    YouTube-Broadcast Yourself
  • Common Core State Standards Adoption

    Common Core State Standards Adoption

    Standards created as a result of collaboration of educators, politicians, experts, and administrators to prepare students for college and the workforce.
    CCSS
  • Alabama becomes first state to require check on student's immigration status upon enrollment

    Alabama becomes first state to require check on student's immigration status upon enrollment

    Gripped by Uncertainty
  • First Female Academy Opens

    First Female Academy Opens

    The Young Ladies Academy of Philadelphia
    "There are several circumstances in the situation, employments, and duties of women, in America, which require a peculiar mode of education."
  • Republican Candidate, Mitt Romney, attacks teacher unions

    Republican Candidate, Mitt Romney, attacks teacher unions

    "National Education Emergency"
  • The SAT is administered

    The SAT is administered

    It is based on Army Alpha (mental test)
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/history.html
  • First Integrated Prom at Montgomery County High School in Georgia

    First Integrated Prom at Montgomery County High School in Georgia

    A Prom DividedTime; Last Dance
  • A Blueprint for Reform

    A Blueprint for Reform

    Obama Adminstration's Education Reform Plan...The Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) .