Classroom for intro to edu.

History of Education: The Rise of Universal Education 1820-1900

By emichau#14
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    Rise of Universal Education

    This era of education is marked by the slow move from education being solely in the home to being a publically-funded institution (Brief History of Education).

  • First Public School Opens in U.S.

    Boston English Highschool opens in Boston Massachusetts. First government-owned/ operated public school (Sass,2020) (Brief History of Education)

  • Catherine Beecher opens first private school for girls

    Catherine Beecher opens first private school for girls
    Beecher advocated for equal access to education for Women (Michals, 2015)

  • Massachusetts passes law requiring public schools

    Any town in Massachusetts with over 500 families was required to provide public education (Sass, 2020).

  • First McGuffy Reader is published

    First McGuffy Reader is published
    The McGuffey Readers contained interesting stories that taught religious, moral, and ethical principles that were popular at the time. These were used to teach reading. One of the first textbooks in America that got more challenging as the volumes went on (What are the Mcguffey Readers?).

  • Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the New Massachusetts Board of Education

    Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the New Massachusetts Board of Education
    Horace Mann often referred to as the "Father of the Public School", fought to educate poor and wealthy students in his common schools (Sass, 2020).

  • First Normal School Opens

    Normal Schools were state-funded schools specifically for educating teachers (Sass,2020).

  • First Attendence Law Passed

    Massachusetts was the first state to require children to attend school (Sass,2020).

  • National Teacher Association founded

    Now the National Education Association, it was founded by 43 teachers in Philadelphia (Sass, 2020) (Brief History of Education).

  • Education Department created

    It was created by the federal government to help states start effective school systems (Sass, 2020).

  • Booker T. Washington becomes Principal of Normal School in Tuskeegee, Alabama

    Booker T. Washington becomes Principal of Normal School in Tuskeegee, Alabama
    This was the first Normal school for African Americans. The school was started on an abandoned plantation (Sass, 2020) ("Tuskegee Institute", 2005).

  • Association of American Universities founded

    This was founded to raise standards and bring U.S. University to the same level as those in Europe (Sass, 2020)