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First Latin Grammar School Established
The school was designed for sons of certain social classes that were destined to be leaders in the community. -
First Higher Education Institution
Harvard College in Massachussetts. -
Massachusetts Law On Education
Stated every town of at least 50 families must hire a school master to teach children to read and write. More Information -
John Locke's Essays Concerning Human Understanding
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Christian Van Wolff
Developed the idea that knowledge is best gained through mental discipline and continuous drills. More Information -
Tracking Education System Propsed by Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson proposed an education system with different trcks for the labored and the learned. More Information -
Wester Wrote A Grammatical Institute of the English Language Textbooks
THis consisted of three volumes and became widely used throughout the US. -
Young Ladies Academy
The first academy for girls in America. -
James Pillans Invented The BlackBoard
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First Public High School
Boston English High School. -
William Holmes McGuffey's Readers iWere First Published.
First real secular, influential textbooks. -
First State Funded School For Teacher Education
Known as "normal Schools" in Lexington, Massachusetts. More Information -
First Mandatory Attendance Law
First passes in Massachusetts. By 1918, all states had this law. More Information -
National Teachers Association Began
Now known as the National Education Association founded in Pennsylvania -
Department of Education Created
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Invention of the "Modern" TypeWriter
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John Dewey's Democracy and Education Published
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States have laws requiring funds for transportation to school
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered
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Jean Piaget 's Theory of Cognitive Development
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First Successful Desegregation Court Case
Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District -
First Computer Built for the Military
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National School Lunch Act Began
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Project Head Start Began
Preschool program for low income students. -
Bilingual Education Act (Title VII)
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IBM introduces the personal computer
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First Online Learning Campus
University of Pheonix -
Smart Board Is Introduced
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No Child Left Behind Law approved by Congress
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Technology Initiatives
21st Century learning focuses largely on technology for classroom and independent learning