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Native American educational experiences we no more successful in the South but settlers took charge to change that
Virginia settlers established a school, called Henrico, to educate native children in Christian principles. This is important part of education history because its the first step taken to further educate the minorities. While the implementing religion was successful, only few actually became literate (Kaplan 117) -
Virginia passes law that gives apprenticeship education to the less fortunate
This is important because the law made it possible for children that are from servant, poor families or orphans to get an education. Parents were under no legal requirement to educate their children, so the law is beneficial because it opens up opportunities these children would not have had otherwise (Kaplan,114). -
New labor unions form to join in the demands for schools
Members saw free education for children as a natural economic and political right. After gaining power and rights to vote it became clear that the people started to recognize that general education and knowledge were lacking. This is important because legislatures wanted tax-supported schools where school should be free because its a necessity and is a powerful tool (Kaplan 120). -
Massachusetts created the first State Board of Education
This is the first step into creating a system that supports and protects education. The goal was to convince American people that education is universal, nonsectarian, and free. Horace Mann was the first appointed secretary of education and lead it to success (Kaplan 127). -
Brown V. Board of Education
It opened up public schools to African American children who prior to this movement were segregated from the whites.It made education and learning within the public schools equal for both African Americans and Whites. It is equal rights and equal protection of the laws, gives a supporting and equal hand (Kaplan 151). -
No child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law and tied allocation of federal monies to rigorous and highly public school accountability for raising traditionally undeserved students achievements. Its purpose was to ensure no child ends up falling behind there peers, and that they are accepted and welcomed (Kaplan 163).
