The state that led the way in public school reform is Massachusetts. It established the first public schools in the colonies in 1642 and went on to implement significant reforms, including the law requiring high schools in towns with a certain population and the establishment of the first state board of education with Horace Mann at its head in 1837.
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Public Education in the United States
1642 Massachusetts sets up the first public schools in the colonies.
1821 Emma Willard opens the first school for females in Troy, New York.
1826 New York City and Boston open public high schools for girls.
1827 Massachusetts law requires high schools in all towns with 500 families.
1833 Prudence Crandall opens a school for African American girls in Connecticut.
1833 Oberlin becomes the first American college to admit both women and men.
1837 Massachusetts establishes the first state board of education, with Horace Mann as its head.
1852 Catherine Beecher founds an association to train teachers to work in frontier schools.
1853 Horace Mann becomes president of Antioch College in Ohio, which admits women and African Americans.
1855 Massachusetts admits African American students to public schools.
Which state led the way in public school reform?
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Connecticut
Connecticut
New York
New York
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Ohio
Ohio
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