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"The father of American public education"

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the father of being a horse man

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A common school was a public school in the United States during the 19th century. Common schools were free for all white children.

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An American educational reformer that helped to build a public school system throughout the nation at a federal level. He was strongly opposed to calvanism and wished to see unitarianism in schools. he won his argument by preaching that a centralized education system would turn unruly American children into disciplined young republicans.

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The first teacher training college was founded in Lexington in 1839.
Women took the lead in becoming school teachers.

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-education reform: the goal of changing public education for the better
-introduces education taxes to supply public schools with support
-the U.S. was going through an economic & lifestyle change➡️attempt to get children (especially girls) out of factories & into school

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-by 1870, all elementary schools were free in every state
-urban workers supported the education reform
-many private colleges were founded

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the federal government gave states 30,000 acres of land for each member in their congressional delegation that the states then sold to pay for building colleges

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Massachusetts was a leader in implementing schools into society. In 1827, a law was passed that stated that every town with 500 or more families had to have 2 high schools(one for boys and one for girls).

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Skip to 7:30 for Education Reform

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19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15

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Women’s right activist

Opened a very respectable girls school in Troy, NY

Able to travel across the country to promote education for women