Highlights in America's Educational History

Question 1

when was Harvard founded

Answer 1

1636

Question 2

what is the first American college

Answer 2

Harvard

Question 3

where was Harvard founded

Answer 3

Massachusetts

Question 4

what purpose was Harvard founded for

Answer 4

training ministers of the Gospel

Question 5

what was the first book printed in the colonies

Answer 5

Bay Psalm Book

Question 6

when was the Bay Psalm Book printed

Answer 6

1640

Question 7

when was the Massachusetts compulsory education law

Answer 7

1642

Question 8

what was the first general school law

Answer 8

Old Deluder Satan Act

Question 9

when was the Old Deluder Satan Act passed

Answer 9

1647

Question 10

where was the Old Deluder Satan Act passed

Answer 10

Massachusetts

Question 11

what provided for the establishment of grammar schools so children could read the Scriptures

Answer 11

Old Deluder Satan Act

Question 12

who organized Academy in Philadelphia

Answer 12

Benjamin Franklin

Question 13

when did Benjamin Franklin organize Academy in Philadelphia

Answer 13

1751

Question 14

what did the Academy in Philadelphia later become

Answer 14

University of Pennsylvania

Question 15

who wrote the first American textbook

Answer 15

Noah Webster

Question 16

when did Noah Webster’s spelling book get published

Answer 16

1783

Question 17

what said that schools were necessary to promote “religion, morality, and knowledge”

Answer 17

Northwest Ordinance

Question 18

when was the Northwest Ordinance implemented

Answer 18

1787

Question 19

when was the passage of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Answer 19

1791

Question 20

what Amendment reserved education for the various states

Answer 20

10th Amendment

Question 21

when was the first tax-supported high school established

Answer 21

1821

Question 22

where was the first tax-supported high school established

Answer 22

Boston

Question 23

when was the first private normal school for teachers organized

Answer 23

1823

Question 24

where was the first private normal school for teachers organized

Answer 24

Vermont

Question 25

when did the McGuffey Readers begin to have an enormous influence

Answer 25

1836

Question 26

who was the first state Secretary of Education

Answer 26

Horace Mann

Question 27

what was the first public school started and the Bible still taught

Answer 27

“common school revival”

Question 28

when was the first state normal school organized

Answer 28

1839

Question 29

where was the first state normal school organized

Answer 29

Lexington, Massachusetts

Question 30

when was the first U.S. kindergarten established

Answer 30

1855

Question 31

where was the first U.S. kindergarten established

Answer 31

Watertown, Wisconsin

Question 32

when was National Teacher’s Association formed

Answer 32

1857

Question 33

what is the National Teacher’s Association now known as

Answer 33

National Education Association (NEA)

Question 34

when was the Association of American Universities organized

Answer 34

1900

Question 35

when did the McGuffey Readers replace the New England Primer

Answer 35

1900

Question 36

who is the father of Progressive Education

Answer 36

John Dewey

Question 37

when did John Dewey introduce socialistic, anti-Christian philosophy in the schools

Answer 37

1905

Question 38

when was the Bible separated from academic studies

Answer 38

1905

Question 39

when was the Bible separated from academic studies

Answer 39

1905

Question 40

when was legal compulsory education made effective in all states

Answer 40

1918

Question 41

in what decision did the Supreme Court articulate constitutional right of parents to choose whether they wish their children to be educated in public or private schools

Answer 41

Oregon decision

Question 42

when was the Oregon decision decided

Answer 42

1925

Question 43

who wrote the Humanist Manifesto

Answer 43

John Dewey

Question 44

what did the Humanist Manifesto enunciate

Answer 44

the doctrine of secular humanism

Question 45

when was the Humanist Manifesto written

Answer 45

1933

Question 46

when were God and the supernatural rejected and replaced with man’s reasoning and science

Answer 46

1933

Question 47

when did Pensacola Christian Schools begin

Answer 47

1954

Question 48

how many students did Pensacola Christian schools begin with

Answer 48

35

Question 49

when did the New York Board of Regents approve school prayer

Answer 49

1962

Question 50

when did the U.S. Supreme Court rule school prayer unconstitutional

Answer 50

1962

Question 51

when did A Beka Book officially begin

Answer 51

1972

Question 52

when did the U.S. Supreme Court rule the Ten Commandments unconstitutional to post in Kentucky schools for their work in state-mandated testing

Answer 52

1980

Question 53

what is a report about the decline in education

Answer 53

A Nation at Risk

Question 54

when was A Nation at Risk written

Answer 54

1983

Question 55

when was Goals 2000: Educate America Act began

Answer 55

1994

Question 56

when did Outcome Based Education begin

Answer 56

1994

Question 57

what act targets improving test scores/reading skills

Answer 57

No Child Left Behind Act

Question 58

when was No Child Left Behind Act started

Answer 58

2001

Question 59

what is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. Standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce

Answer 59

Common Core State Standards

Question 60

when was Common Core State Standards started

Answer 60

2009