History of Education

  • Invention of the Gutenberg Press
    1440

    Invention of the Gutenberg Press

    Gutenberg's invention of the printing press To release information and learning. https://www.history.com/articles/printing-press-renaissance
  • Establishment of normal schools

    Establishment of normal schools

    Normal schools provided the first structured, formal training for teachers, moving beyond the previous informal methods or the limited monitoring systems. https://study.com/academy/lesson/video/normal-schools-in-america-role-in-teacher-preparation.html#:~:text=What%20are%20Normal%20Schools?,in%20the%20South%20and%20West.
  • Massachusetts Attendance Act

    Massachusetts Attendance Act

    This is the first official law to be passed, making attendance at school for children a requirement.
  • National Teachers Association was Founded

    National Teachers Association was Founded

    Nation Teachers Association consisted of ten education people chosen to represent for teachers. The only people who were allowed to be apart of the ten members was men only.
  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

    Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery stating that “all men are equal” there will be no more separation among schools.
  • Creation of the Department of Education

    Creation of the Department of Education

    President Jimmy Carter's call to unify scattered federal education programs. This was in efforts to research to strengthen quality of learning in children to Post-Civil War Reconstruction.
  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    Segregation laws became in effect. Schools now had to allow white and colored people into the same schools. timetoast
  • Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court Decision

    Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court Decision

    This decision declared state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    President Johnson's "War on Poverty," this act provided federal funding for low-income and migrant students, greatly expanding access to education timetoast
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    This act was very important in the education world. This would protect and help students with a disability to be inclusive and giving them free access to the best quality of education.