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First Latin Grammar School
The first Latin Grammar School was opened in April 23, 1635 in Boston that provided schooling to boys rich and poor . The curriculum centered in the area of humanitites. "Five signers of the Declaration of Independence attended Boston Latin: Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine, and William Hooper." Grammar schools are the basis to the present formal education. Retrieved from: http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/freedom-trail/benjamin-franklin-statue.shtml#sthash.eysk8H9o.dpuf -
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First English Academy
Benjamin Franklin opened the first English Academy in Philadelphia for boys as young as eight years old. "He argued that they should learn what was most useful and most ornamental, based upon the several professions for which they are intended: mathematics, drawing, writing, English language and letters, oratory, and ancient and modern history." Retrived from: http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/benjaminfranklin300/01place_of_penn.cfm -
Young Ladies Academy
The first academy for girls in America opens in Philadelphia with the hrlp of Philadelphia’s male religious and political leaders, and Benjamin Rush. He believed in women’s education so that "they could be better mothers to their sons." The women studied reading, writing, math, spelling, geography, chemistry, and natural philosophy setting a trend that has evolved into highly educated women. Retrieved from: http://evahargrove.com/?p=102 -
First public high school
The first public high school was founded in Boston, Massuchets in 1821 named The English High School. "English High was created originally to educate working class schoolboys in preparation for business, mechanics, and engineering trades." Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_English_High_School -
First Teacher Education Schhol
The first teacher education preparation school was opened in Lexington, Massachusetts as an experimental plan. Women were allowed to enroll. "As the concept of the normal school spread to other states, the idea of teacher education expanded to incorporate model classrooms and a learning laboratory environment." Although teacher preparation varies by state, this school was the basis for the foundation of teacher education. Retrieved from: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-normal-school.htm -
Boston Library
The first public library was opened in Boston in 1854. It was the first library to allow its patrons to borrow books and other materials, similar to the system in place now. It is the oldest public library in the world. "By the early 21st cent., the Boston Library held more than six million volumes and more than a million rare books." Retrieved from: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/boston-public-library.html Video: https://youtu.be/BSHwgcckAYY -
The Department of Eduaction is established
ThroughThe Act of 1867 the Department of Education is established. Its focus then was to collect information on schools and teaching that would help the States establish effective school systems.. "This early emphasis on getting information on what works in education to teachers and education policymakers continues down to the present day." Retrieved from: http://creationwiki.org/U.S._Department_of_Education -
First Junior High School
Due to high dropouts rates in high school, the Board of Education from Columbus Ohio approves for the creation of the first junior high school in the U.S. "Columbus school officials hoped that new schools, consisting of the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades might better prepare students for the rigors of high school and keep a larger percentage of students enrolled in school." Retrieved from: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/First_Junior_High_School_in_the_United_States?rec=2690 -
First SAT Adminstered
As a way to measure intelligence, James Bryant Conant assigned Henry Chauncey the task of finding an exam that measures intelligence for a new scholarship program for academically gifted boys. Chauncey adminstered the fitst SAT in 1926 to more than 300.000 people. "In 1948 the Educational Testing Service was chartered and the SAT was on its way to becoming the basic college admissions device for millions." Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/history.html -
Alvarez vs. The Lemon Grove School Board
A principal of Lemon Grammar school in California would not allow children of Mexican descent into the school. The Mexican comminity decided to take action and sued the school board for segregation and won. "A judge ruled against the Lemon Grove School Board. But his ruling was based on the premise that Mexicans were officially Caucasians. At that time under state law, Caucasian students could not legally be segregated." Retrieved from: http://www.idra.org/mendezbrown/alvarez_case.html -
Windows 1.0 is released
The first version of Windows is released in November of 1985. Bill Gates and Paul Allen design the software that today has evolved to a neccesity in the eduation field to both eduators and students. "The OS had been codenamed “Interface Manager“ but was finally dubbed “Windows“ to describe the computing window boxes that popped up on the user's screen." Retrieved from: http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4401825/Microsoft-ships-Windows-1-0--November-20--1985 -
SMART Board is introduced
The first SMART board is released by SMART Technologies. "It was the first interactive whiteboard to provide touch control of computer applications and annotation over standard Microsoft Windows applications".This innovation has become a popular educational tool across America.
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No Child Left Behind Act
The NCLB Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush that reached every school in America with changes that were and still are debateable. "It expanded the federal role in education and took particular aim at improving the educational lot of disadvantaged students." The NCLB Act is still in place now and is the current legislation framework that schools across America follow. Retrieved from: http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behind/index.html
