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The Establishment of Colonial Education
The roots of the Educational system of the United States can be traced to the establishment of the first English Settlement of James Town in 1607 and would be similar in its application until the end of the Colonial era. This is the source of both the inequality in the education system of America as it discriminated against the poor and minorities and is the reason why religion and education are such important issues to this day. -
Boston Latin Grammar School
Prepared boys for ministry and law and would become the cornerstone for education as many students who would become ministers would become educators themselves. -
Franklin's Academy
Was not religiously affiliated, focused on practical needs: math, science, and navigation. -
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The Early National Period
The Constitution removes formal religion from the education system and establishes the States responsibility in education. This is noted in the 10th Amendment which states that "...areas not explicitly assigned to the federal government would be the responsibility of each state." Which implicitly implies that each state is responsible for the education of their own state and that the Federal Government does not have control over this, which connects to the modern form of state-based standards. -
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The Common School Movement
Free public schooling becomes accessible to most students. The common school movement prospered because of parental views in education shifting as way to improve the lives of their children, national and local leaders seeing education as a method for assimilating immigrants and improving national productivity, and industry and commerce requiring a more educated populace. Normal schools trained and were targeted towards women which prepared them for teaching all the way to the High School level. -
English Classical School
Focuses on the needs of boys not attending college. -
First Compulsory Student Attendance Law
Massachusetts passed the nation’s first compulsory school attendance law. -
Booker T. Washington
Founds the Tuskegee Institute, a vocational school for African American Students. -
The Committee of 10
Created standards and methods for High School. -
Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education
Created the principles of Education, which included applied goals in health, and civic education. -
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The Modern Era of Education from 1946 to the Present Day
Schools become instruments of national purpose and social change. -
Separate but Equal in Education No More
The policy of separate but equal formalized the segregation of African Americans in education, transportation, housing, and other aspects of public life. The policy remained in place until it was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1954 in the famous watershed case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
