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17th century
In the 17th century boys and girls went to a form of infant school called a petty school. However, boys only went to a grammar school. Upper-class girls were taught by tutors. In 1635 the first Latin Grammer school was established -
1635
The first Latin Grammar School was established. They were designed for sons of certain social classes who are destined for leadership positions in church, state, or the courts. -
1647
The Massachusetts Law of 1647, also known as the Old Deluder Satan Act, is passed. It decrees that every town of at least 50 families hire a schoolmaster who would teach the town's children to read and write and that all towns of at least 100 families should have a Latin grammar school master who will prepare students to attend Harvard College. -
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18th century
Students worked with teachers individually or in small groups, skipped school for long periods of time to tend crops and take care of other family duties, and often learned little. -
1727
A Catholic Christian school for girls sponsored by Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, it is "the oldest continuously operating school for girls and the oldest Catholic school in the United States." -
1766
The Moravian's, a protestant denomination from central Europe, establish the village of Salem in North Carolina. In 1772, they start the first school for girls in what is now the United States. The school is still in existence today (Salem Academy). They later found Salem College, a liberal arts college for women, which currently shares a campus with Salem Academy. -
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19th century
Study was for around 50 days less, with lessons commonly starting at 9 a.m. and finishing in the afternoon, with five hours being more typical. -
1849
In the case of Roberts v. City of Boston, the Massachusetts Supreme Court rules that the Boston Public Schools can deny enrolment of African American children to segregated, "whites-only" schools. The case is later cited as a precedent for the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ruling. -
1869
Congress passes the 15th Amendment. It prohibits states from denying male citizens over 21 (including freed slaves) the right to vote. Also Boston created the first public day school for the deaf. -
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20th centruy
In the early 20th century they wanted an 8-year elementary school and 4-year high school. They introduced the six-three-three system in 1910. -
1918
The Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education are submitted by the Commission of the Reorganization of Secondary Education and World War I ended on 11 November. -
1922
The International Council for Exceptional Children is founded at Columbia University Teachers College and Abigail Adams Eliot, with help from Mrs. Henry Greenleaf Pearson, establishes the Ruggles Street Nursery School in Roxbury, MA. (one of the first nursery schools) -
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21st century
It is one that responds to the economical, technological, and societal shifts that are happening at an ever-increasing pace. It's an education that sets children up to succeed in a world where more than half of the jobs they'll have over their careers don't even exist yet. They also base everything on project and problem based learning. -
2003
A non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing K-12 online education.Also expanded access to higher education for low and middle income students, providing additional funds for graduate studies, and increasing accountability. -
2014
CPS announces on June 26 that its latest round of layoffs will total than 1000 employees, including approximately 550 teachers. The Minnesota State High School League votes on December 4 to adopt a policy allowing transgender students to join female sports teams. Minnesota is the 33rd state to have a formal transgender student policy.