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First Formal Secondary School
Puritans formed the first formal secondary School (Roxbury Latin School) for sons of wealthy social classes -
Massachusetts Requires Education or Trade from Students
Massachusetts passed a law stating any child who does not receive proper education would need to be educated with a vocational trade -
Virginia Requires Apprenticed Students to be Educated
Virginia passes law stating children who are apprenticed should receive education -
School Master Required to Teach Children
Old Deluder Satan Act was passed stating a community with 50 or more families must have an elementary school with a school master to teach their children. -
First Textbook Printed
The First Textbook was the New England Primer by Benjamin Harris included: religion, alphabet support, catechisms, and moral lessons. -
The Academy opens in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin opened The Academy in Philadelphia, one of the first secondary schools designed for the teaching and learning of accounting, bookkeeping, and mathematics. Had Latin Master and English Master; Latin master was well respected (earned twice as much money, had half the students) while the English Master was not as respected -
US Declares Independence
The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain and were now united, free, and independent states. -
Land Ordinance of 1785 Passes
Land Ordinance of 1785 stating there must be land set aside in every township to be used for education. -
Constitution of the US
Constitution of the United States of America was written -
Litchfield Female Academy Opens
Litchfield Female Academy opened with two students and grew to have 3,000 female students. This school attempted to educate females since all other schools were for males only -
Harvard Requires Algebra
Algebra required for entrance into Harvard -
English Classical School Opens
English Classical School came into existence for a free high school education for students -
Massachusetts enacts Compulsory Attendance of 1852
Massachusetts had tuition free schools and open to all white children. The purpose was to homogenize students in order to create the most successful, educated students -
Massachusetts Law of 1827
This law required a high school be established for every town with 500 or more families. -
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Catholic Education becomes a Necessity
With over 1,000,000 Catholic Immigrants in the United States, a Catholic-based education system becomes necessary. Parochial Education Systems become established with the Catholic Faith -
8 Year Grade Schools are "Common"
The majority of the church-dominated reading and writing schools had been replaced by an eight-year grade schools with more intense and expanded curriculum. -
Former Slaves Receive Education
Freedmen's Bureau Bill was passed in 1865 and provided aid to former slaves regarding their education, health care, and employment. Over 90,000 former slaves were enrolled as a student in public schools. -
Free Education for All Students
All States provide free education -
Compulsory Attendance Act of 1852 Ratified
Compulsory Attendance Act of 1852 revised: students between the age eight and twelve are required to attend school for at least twenty weeks. Truancy officers were also hired -
Michigan's Kalamazoo Case
Court case which ruled that school districts could establish and support public high schools with tax funds. -
Enrollment on the Rise
By 1890, there were 2,526 Public High Schools in the USA and 202,063 students enrolled in them. -
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United States Population Booming
Over 22,000,000 people came to the United States during 1890-1930--3,000,000 of which were school-aged children. -
Smith-Hughes Act
Law provided federal funds for teachers agriculture, trades, industry and home economics. -
GI Bill was Introduced
Helped to make education available for more people. -
Veterans were 49% of College Enrollment
Due to the GI Bill, more military veterans were able to attend college than every before. -
Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme Court ruled that segregation of students in schools is not constitutional. -
Goals 2000
Creation of National Curriculum Standards -
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Revised National Expectations on Schools