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A Timeline Of American Education Analysis

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Education is the backbone of our country; it’s ultimately what sets us apart from others. Education goes beyond the subjects; it is way more important than that. Gordon (2013) pointed out that, “Education deserves particular focus because its effects are so long-lasting. Every high school dropout becomes a worker who likely won’t earn much more than minimum wage, at best, for the rest of his or her life.” The education system in America is unlike any other in the world and it is what makes us more advanced than other countries. Although education in the United States is amazing today, it hasn’t always been that way. The steps that American education has taken are amazing.
The first major step for American education was the opening of the …show more content…

In 1801, James Pullians invented the modern blackboard, and in 1821, the first public high school opened: Boston English High School (“Historical Timeline of Public Education in the US,” 2006). Following the opening of the first public high schools in America, Massachusetts passed a very important law that required every town of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to every student in 1827. (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). The first school superintendent was appointed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after in 1837 (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). The first state funded school opened in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1839. (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). The first kindergarten then opened in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1856 and four year later, the first “formal” kindergarten opened in Boston Massachusetts (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). One major step for education was when forty-three Philadelphian educators founded the National Teachers Association in 1857 (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). Another major step was when The Department of Education was created in 1867 in order to help states establish effective school systems. (“American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline,” 2014). Following the Civil War, African Americans began to bring public education to the South and began to make alliances with the white Republicans in order to make political changes regarding free public education. Because of this, The Civil Rights Act was passed, in 1875, banning segregation in all public schools (“Historical Timeline of Public Education in the US,” 2006). Another major step for education was when The National Education

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