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5 Events That Shaped Modern Day K-12 Education

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  • Separating Church and State

    Separating Church and State
    The separation of Church and State gives the Public School a free place that is not dominated by a specific religion, and gives students the ability to be culturally diverse and allows education for everybody.
  • Infant Schools

    Infant Schools
    Infant schools kept kids out of sweat shops while offering them education. This is important because this eventually turned into Kindergarten and the beginning of an education system.
  • Poor and Working Class Demand for Schools

    Poor and Working Class Demand for Schools
    White men of all social classes recognize the need for education for all of society, and all children begin to become educated freely.
  • Massachusetts First State Board of Education

    Massachusetts First State Board of Education
    This event improved the quality of schools and made higher standards and expectations of them. This gives higher expectations to all school.
  • Changes in Student Discipline

    Changes in Student Discipline
    This led to a safer and healthier environment for students. Students could now learn without physical discipline and were more motivated and likely to succeed.