Early History of Education in America

By LizMar22

  • College of William & Mary

    College of William & Mary
    Harvard University and the College of William & Mary were founded during this period.

  • Dame schools

    Dame schools
    Dame schools open to both boys and girls, were schools where students were taught by women in their own homes.

  • First public system of education.

    Thomas Jefferson made counties responsible for education- the first public system of education.

  • First public library

    First public library
    Benjamin Franklin began the first public library to share his love of reading.

  • First Public state-supported schools.

    Horace Mann began the first public state-supported schools.

  • Montessori Method

    The Montessori Method introduced classrooms with simulating enviroments.

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    The Smith-Hughes Act established federal funds to support vocational education.

  • Hot Lunches

    Schools begin to su=erve hot lunches to students.

  • "Dick & Jane".

    "Dick & Jane" readers were used to teach reading skills with simple stories about families