History of American Education Timeline by Jennifer Campbell https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx Scroll through the past of American Education en-us 2019-09-23 16:32:04 UTC 2025-10-08 01:36:07 UTC hello@padlet.com American Education Timeline!! Click the + button to create a post! You will need to create a post for each of your 5 events and then go back and comment on at least one post from everyone else in the class jennifer_campbell7 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388317630 2019-09-23 16:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388317630 1990-2000 100132574 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388813889 1990 -  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becomes law. Essentially a civil rights law, it prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities in all areas, including education.

1998 - The Higher Education Act is amended and reauthorized requiring institutions and states to produce "report cards" about teacher education.

1999 - On April 20th, two Columbine High School students go on a killing spree that leaves 15 dead and 23 wounded at the Littleton, Colorado school, making it the nations' deadliest school shooting incident. Though schools tighten safety procedures as a result of the Columbine massacre, school shootings continue to occur at an alarming rate.


1991 - The smart board (interactive white board) is introduced by SMART Technologies.

1994 - The Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton on January 25th. It. reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and includes reforms for Title I; increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education; and provisions for public charter schools, drop-out prevention, and educational technology.
]]> 2019-09-24 13:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388813889 avree valdez https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814284 1650-1700// in 1690 the first New England primer was printed in boston. It became the most used schoolbook in New England]]> 2019-09-24 13:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814284 1960-1970 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814372 Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to integrate an all-white public elementary school in the South , Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8 ,1954
she was born on the day that supreme court handled the brown v. board of education .
1963-1970
Both Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett dealt with state-approved reading of Bible passages before classes in public schools. Schempp was brought to trial by a religious family who had contacted the ACLU. The Schempps challenged a Pennsylvania law which stated that , at least ten verses from the Holy Bible shall be read, without comment , at the opening of each public school day . Any child shall be excused from such Bible reading, or attending such Bible reading , upon written request of his parent or guardian.
1963-1970
john f. kennedy  was the 35th president of the united states , youngest man elected to the office , he was assassinated in dallas texas and was also the youngest president to die .
16664-1670
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of Congress and was then signed into law by Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years, Congress expanded the act and passed additional civil rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 .
1970-1970
Four students at Kent State University, two of them women, were shot to death this afternoon by a volley of National Guard gunfire. At least 8 other students were wounded , The burst of gunfire came about 20 minutes after the guardsmen broke up a noon rally on the Commons, a grassy campus gathering spot, by lobbing tear gas at a crowd of about 1,000 young people.
( RAMON GONZALES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

]]> 2019-09-24 13:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814372 heaven https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814601 1850-1900]]> 2019-09-24 13:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814601 seth https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814699 1901 Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S.]]> 2019-09-24 13:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814699 Gabrielle Tenison https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814823 1710- Christopher Dock came to pennsylvania from Germany. He later opened a school in Montgomery County, PA. Also he wrote and published the first book about teaching.]]> 2019-09-24 13:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388814823 first kindergarten 1856 -heaven https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388815263 The first kindergarten  in the U.S. is started in Watertown, Wisconsin, founded by Margarethe Schurz. Four years later, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
 opens the first "formal" kindergarten in Boston, MA]]> 2019-09-24 13:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388815263 Jaime Gonzales https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388815588 1635
The first Latin Grammar school was established. latin Grammar schools are designed for sons of certain social classes who are destined for leadership positions in church,state, or the courts.]]> 2019-09-24 13:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388815588 Josh Trevino 1950-1960 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817230 1950- Public law recognizes the FFA as a big part in vocational agriculture. 
1954- On May,17 the supreme court ruled that separate educational facilities are unequal. 
1958-Science education becomes a concern after Russia launches a satellite into space.
1963- Schools close as the nation mourns John F. Kennedy's assassination. 
1957-The Little Rock Nine enroll at central high school. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817230 1 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817912 2019-09-24 13:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817912 Tra'Nashia , 1800 - 1851 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817918 1812 - 1815 ,  Although its events inspired one of the nation’s most famous patriotic songs, the War of 1812 is a relatively little-known war in American history. It fostered a strong sense of national pride among the American people, and those patriotic feelings are reflected and preserved in the song we know today as the U.S. national anthem.  But with the defeat of Emperor Napoléon’s armies in April 1814, Britain turned its full attention to the war against an ill-prepared United States.

1821 , The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts, is the first public high school in America, founded in 1821.

1827 , The state of Massachusetts passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to all students.

1849 , When she graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College, in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree.

1851 , The New York State Asylum for Idiots was authorized by the New York State Legislature in 1851, acting upon a recommendation contained in the 1846 annual report of the New York State Asylum for Lunatics.



THE CAPITAL CAPTURED

]]> 2019-09-24 13:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388817918 avree valdez https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818415 1650-1700// in 1690 john Locke publised his Essay Concerning Human Understanding which conveys his belief that the human mid is a blank slate, knowledge is derived through experience, rather than innate ideas.]]> 2019-09-24 13:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818415 Gba https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818587 2019-09-24 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818587 Gabrielle Tennison https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818600 1727- Ursuline Academy of New Orleans is founded, a catholic school for girls. THe oldest catholic school and oldest still running school for girls.]]> 2019-09-24 13:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388818600 deaf school 1869 -heaven https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388819209 The Horace Mann school for the deaf was established in boston]]> 2019-09-24 13:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388819209 seth https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388819966 1900-The american university is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with their European counterparts.

]]> 2019-09-24 13:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388819966 avree valdez https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388820313 1650-1700// in 1693 John Locke describes his view on education of upper class boys to be moral and "young gentelmen" and which focused on the importance of developing a work ethic.]]> 2019-09-24 13:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388820313 Jaime Gonzales https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388820405 1635
The first "free school" in Virginia opens. However, education in the south colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors.]]> 2019-09-24 13:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388820405 Mariyah Camacho https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388821154 1980-1990


]]> 2019-09-24 13:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388821154 Gabrielle Tennison https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388821864 1734- Christian Wolff described the human mind as consisting of power or factories. Faculty Psychology said that the mind could be developed by repetition of basic skills.]]> 2019-09-24 13:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388821864 seth https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822079 1909-In 1909, the Columbus, Ohio, Board of Education authorized the creation of the first junior high school in the United States. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822079 Danielle Collins https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822443 1911: In Tarrytown, New York the 1st Montessori school opens. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822443 seth https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822568 1909-  In order to improve high school graduation rates, the Columbus Ohio School Board authorizes the creation of junior high schools.]]> 2019-09-24 13:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388822568 equal education 1855- heaven https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388823682 The University of Iowa is the first school to provide education for both men and women ]]> 2019-09-24 13:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388823682 Jaime Gonzales https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388823769 1638
Hartford public High school opens in Hartford Connecticut. It is "the second oldest secondary school in the United states."]]> 2019-09-24 13:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388823769 Danielle https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388824387 The Smith-Lever Act established a system of cooperative extension services connected to land grant universities nationalizes the 4-H]]> 2019-09-24 13:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388824387 seth https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388825358 1906-The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is founded. It is charted by an act of Congress in 1906,]]> 2019-09-24 13:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388825358 avree valdez https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388825454 1650-1700// in 1693 the college of william and mary is established in virginia. it was the second college to open in colonial america.]]> 2019-09-24 13:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388825454 avree valdez https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388826430 1650-1700// in 1698 the first publicly supported library in the U.S. is established in charles town, south carolina. south carolina passes the first public library law.]]> 2019-09-24 13:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388826430 black boards 1801 https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388826560 james pillan invented the modern blackboard

]]> 2019-09-24 13:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388826560 Danielle Collins https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388827481 1916: the American Federation of Teachers is founded. .The American Education Research Association is founded that same year.]]> 2019-09-24 13:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388827481 Jaime Gonzales https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388827610 1640
Henry Dunster becomes president of Harvard college. He teaches all of the courses himself. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388827610 department of education 1867-heaven https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388828308 created in order to help states establish effective school systems.]]> 2019-09-24 13:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388828308 Gabrielle Tennison https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388828616 1743-  Benjamin Franklin formed the first American Philosophical society, which put an important strain on secularism, science, and human reason. these ideas clashed with the religious importance of the day.]]> 2019-09-24 13:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388828616 Danielle Collins https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388829204 1917: The Smith Hughes Act passes, providing federal funding for agricultural and vocational education. Later, in 1997 it is repealed ]]> 2019-09-24 13:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388829204 Jaime Gonzales https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388829341 1642
The Massachusetts Bay school Law is passed. It requires that parents ensure their children know the principles of religion and the Capital laws of the Commonwealth. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388829341 Danielle Collins https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388830832 1920: The 19th Amendment is ratified, giving women the right to vote. ]]> 2019-09-24 13:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388830832 Joce Curiel-Guevara https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388836625 1920-John Watson had came up with an experiment which tested a child's fear over a white rat pairing it with a loud and unpleasant sound. The experiment is criticized till this day .]]> 2019-09-24 13:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388836625 Joce https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388839647 2019-09-24 13:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388839647 Joce Curiel-Guevara https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388839653 1921- Lewis Terman conducted psychological testing in the military during World War 1.
 1925-During 1925, the American Civil Rights Liberties union advertised in a Chattanoog newspaper  for a teacher who was willing to challenge the theory of evolution in court.
1926-The upcoming president of Harvard, James Bryant Conant had decided to start a new scholarship program for gifted boys
1929-The Great Depression's most lasting affect was a transformation of the role of federal government in the economy]]> 2019-09-24 13:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_campbell7/6qo8dudr0gx/wish/388839653