Brown vs board of ed

History of American Education

By snimmons

  • First Public Library

    First Public Library
    The first publically supported library is opened in Charles Town, SC, in November of 1698. Libraries are the best of goverenmental programs that offer services without discrimination.

  • Jefferson's Proposed Bill

    Jefferson's Proposed Bill
    Thomas Jefferson propses the 1779 Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge. He propses the idea of giving three years of free education to all non-slave children. Only the best and brightest will be chosen to continue in the free education. Idea still remains of using schooling to determine the best leaders. Reference: Spring J. (2010) American Education. (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
    Photo Credit: wikipedia.org

  • Washington proposes a national university

    Washington proposes a national university
    George Washington proposes a national university that critics see as elitist. He hopes the national univserity is the answer to concerns about national leaders and a strong united nation. Reference: Spring J. (2010) American Education. (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Photo Credit: www.earlyamerica.com

  • Chalkboard first used

    Chalkboard first used
    George Baron, a teacher at West Point, first used the chalkboard in his math class in 1801. The chalkboard enables the teacher to present information to the entire class visually. Photo credit: History of the Internet at at the University of San Diego history.sandiego.edu

  • First American Public Kindergarten

    First American Public Kindergarten
    The first American public kindergarten is opened in St. Louis by school superintentendent William Torrey Harris in 1873. The main purposes of the public Kindergarten are to fight urban poverty and to assimilate immigrant children into American culture. Reference:
    Allen, A. (2006). The Kindergarten in Germany and the United States, 1840–1914: A Comparative Perspective. History Of Education, 35(2), 173-188. doi:10.1080/00467600500528040
    Picture courtesy of: http://www.stlouiscitytalk.com/

  • Pledge of Allegiance introduced

    Pledge of Allegiance introduced
    Francis Bellamy wrote and introduced the Pledge of Allegiance to educators at the National Educational Association. The purpose is the same in 2012 as it was in 1892, to foster loyalty. Reference: Spring J. (2010) American Education. (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education
    The decision handed down from the Brown vs Board of Education ended legal segregation in American public schools. This decision recognized the injustice of schools being "separate but equal". This court decision was a step towards leveling the playing field of public education.

  • Head Start Begins

    Head Start Begins
    President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Head Start program to serve low income families and their children in a wide variety of educational and health topics. This program begins to place importance on early childhood education. The goal is to help low income students overcome setbacks due to their economic status.

  • SMART Board introduced

    SMART Board introduced
    SMART Technologies introduces the first SMART Board interactive whiteboard in 1991. This changes the way teachers are able to share information and students are able to interact with their learning in a new way. Reference: Springgay, J. (1999). What is the history of the SMART Board? Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/facts_4915092_what-history-smart-board.html
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  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind act into law. This begins to hold all children to the same high standards and ties federal funding to the outcomes of testing. It changes the way teachers are held accountable to the test scores. Reference: Jorgensen, M. A., & Hoffmann, J. (2003, August). History of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Retrieved from http://www.pearsonassessments.com/NR/rdonlyres/D8E33AAE-BED1-4743-98A1-BDF4D49D7274/0/HistoryofNCLB_Rev2_Final.pdf

  • Common Core Curriculum introduced

    Common Core Curriculum introduced
    The Common Core Curriculum standards are introduced for Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening in draft form. The Common Core Curriculum is designed to unite curricula across schools, states, and the nation. Reference and Photo Credit: Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2011). In the states. Retrieved from http://corestandards.org/in-the- states