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The Beginning of American Education
The thirteen colonies' first school to begin American education was the Boston Latin School. Their focus in the classroom at the beginning of education was on family, religion, and community. -
Upper Level Education
Shortly after the Boston Latin School started, Harvard was founded in 1636 as the first university. Harvard was built with aspirations to spread the gospel to their students. -
Jefferson Envisions Education System
President Thomas Jefferson saw a lack of education in the U.S., so he sparked the creation of an education system that would be paid for with tax dollars. This system was not put into play until the late 1800s. -
Noah Webster
Noah Webster was contributing greatly to American education by creating an English dictionary. (Webster Dictionary) -
Massachusetts First to a Board of Education
State legislator, Horace Mann saw education as a key to success. He believed teachers should be paid more, school years should be longer, and students need better resources. He started the first Board of Education in Massachusetts. -
Department of Education
Finally, the federal government created the Department of Education to set standards and expectations for academics in the U.S. -
Progressive Education
John Dewey started a theory of education called progressive education to maximize student potential in the classroom. -
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Education Made Better
In the late 1900s, Americans began to question and revise education policies in the U.S.
Milton Friedman wrote about the free market principles and what he believed education should look like in 1955.
In 1966, students who were migrating were granted more equity in the classroom.
In 1975, an act was passed requiring public schools to support students with disabilities.
Different types of schooling were popular. Charter schools, private schools, public schools, and home schools were all choices. -
Desegregation in Schools
Up until the late 1960s, schools were segregated because of racist beliefs in America. In the 1970s, American schools were desegregated. -
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind was a way of bettering education started by George W. Bush. It kept schools accountable for their actions and outcomes. -
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Lately, there have been hundreds of billions of dollars put into the education system to improve it in many ways. New methods, scholarships, and plans are all things the federal government has been working on in the Department of Education.