History of Public schools

  • Birth Of Public Education

    Birth Of Public Education
    General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony decrees that every town of fifty families should have an elementary school. They will learn of the bible & their religion.
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  • College Is Conepted

    College Is Conepted
    Thomas Jefferson proposes a two track learning system where at a certain point only those who've earned a scholarship can proceed with their education.
  • Seperation by townships

    The Continental Congress passes a law that creates "townships" that reserved pieces of land for local schools.