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Benjamin Franklin
He made the first subscription library in the united states, called the library company of Philadelphia. Franklin did his best to improve the quality of life in the United States, and for Franklin, education was an important factor. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Education contributes to both the knowledge and virtues that form a self-governing citizen. By proposing a bill in Virginia that would have established free schools every five to six square miles, Jefferson sought to teach “all children of the state reading, writing, and common arithmetic. -
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Frederick Froebel
As a result, Froebel sought to encourage the creation of educational environments that involved practical work and the direct use of materials. Through engaging with the world, understanding unfolds. Hence the significance of play – it is both a creative activity and through it children become aware of their place in the world. -
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Elizabeth palmer peabody
Peabody was educated by her mother, who for a time operated an innovative girls’ school in the home, and from an early age she exhibited an interest in philosophical and theological questions. In 1820 she opened a school of her own in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and two years later another in Boston. -
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common school
The common school movement took hold in the 1830s, and by the time of the Civil War organized systems of common schools had become commonplace throughout most of northern and midwestern states. Expansion of common school systems into the southern and far-western states progressed at a slower rate, but by the opening years of the twentieth century publicly supported systems of common schools had become a cornerstone of the American way of life. -
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normal schools
in 1839. Both public and private “normals” initially offered a two-year course beyond the secondary level, but in the 20th century teacher-training requirements were extended to a minimum of four years. By the 1930s most former public normal schools had evolved into teachers colleges, and by the 1950s they had become departments or schools of education within universities. -
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McGuffey Readers
McGuffey was remembered as a theological and conservative teacher. He understood the goals of public schooling in terms of moral and spiritual education, and attempted to give schools a curriculum that would instill Presbyterian Calvinist beliefs and manners in their students. -
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Horace Mann
Named secretary of the new Massachusetts board of education in 1837, he overhauled the state's public-education system and established a series of schools to train teachers. -
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John Dewey
Dewey’s philosophical pragmatism, concern with interaction, reflection and experience, and interest in community and democracy, were brought together to form a highly suggestive educative form -
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Morrill Act
Other short titles. Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862. Long title. An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. -
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Booker T Washington
one of the foremost African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University.he founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University), which grew immensely and focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. -
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Maria Montessori
She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House—in Rome on January 6, 1907.She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House—in Rome on January 6, 1907. -
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Smith-Hughes Act
The Smith-Hughes Act (1917), a landmark in the advance of federal centralization as well as in vocational education, created the Federal Board for Vocational Education for the promotion of training in agriculture, trades and industries, commerce, and home economics in the secondary schools. Funded by federal grants-in-aid to be matched by state or local contributions, the act required that state boards submit their plans for vocational education to the board for approval. -
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Dick and Jane readers
The "Dick and Jane" books reflected ongoing shifts in America's evolving ideas about gender, race, modern technology and fashion from the 1930s through the 1960s. Significant changes in the series clearly reflected historical moments in this country, such as the growth of the feminist movement and the changing role of women. -
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Brown vs. board of education
This unanimous decision handed down by the Supreme Court on May 17, 1954, ended federal tolerance of racial segregation. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Court had ruled that “separate but equal” accommodations on railroad cars conformed to the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. That decision was used to justify segregating all public facilities, including schools. In addition, most school districts, ignoring Plessy’s “equal” requirement, neglected their black schools. -
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civil rights act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or national origin. -
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Project Head Start
In 1964 the Federal Government asked a panel of child development experts to draw up a program to help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. Project Head Start, launched as an eight-week summer program by the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1965 was designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional needs -
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) was a Great Society program enacted in 1965 that allocates federal funding for primary and secondary school education and fores the establishment of a national curriculum. This Act also provided a mechanism to hold schools accountable and increase equality in education nationally. The current re-authorization of this bill is the No Child Left Behind Act, which was signed into law in 2001. -
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No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise, reauthorize, and consolidate various programs. Extends authorizations of appropriations for ESEA programs through FY 2007. -
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Children with Disabilities Act
a federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities.Under IDEA, you have a say in the educational decisions the school makes about your child. At every point of the process, the law gives you specific rights and protections.