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First public school
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Harvard College
First higher education institute in Newtowne (Cambridge), Mass. -
Massachusetts Law of 1647
Every town of at least 50 families must hire a schoolmaster. 100 families should have a latin grammar schoolmaster. -
Massachusetts passes law
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1st Normal school
1st state funded school for teacher education opens in Lexington, Massachusetts. -
1st Mandatory Attendance Law
16 states by 1885, by 1918 all states have them. -
The Binet-Simon Scale
Intelligence test created by Alfred Binet. -
1st woman to attend MIT
Ellen Swallow Richards, most known for founding Home EC. -
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WW1
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Army Alpha and Beta Test
An Army Intelligence test. -
Transportation Laws
All states have laws providing funds for the transporting of children to and from school. -
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Great Depression
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WWII
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Baby Boomers
A time span in which optimism as well as he population grew in the country. -
Brown V. Board of education
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Little Rock Nine
