Establishments

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Jan 6, 20221 min read

Day 89 - Opening of the first Montessori School

Dr. Maria Montessori opened her first school on January 6, 1907 - 115 years ago today. The school was located in San Lorenzo, a poor,...

Dec 8, 20211 min read

Day 60 - Group Home for Adults

The New Jersey Institute for Disabilities opened their first group home for adults in 1981. Since then, the NJID’s network of group homes...

Nov 16, 20211 min read

Day 38 - Foundation of the Experimental Education Unit

The Experimental Education Unit was founded at the University of Washington as part of the College of Education and the Center for Human...

Oct 25, 20211 min read

Day 16 - The Henry Street School Settlement

Elizabeth E. Farrell worked at the Henry Street School in New York City. With the support of reformer Lillian Wald, Farrell attempted for...

Oct 22, 20211 min read

Day 13 - Horace Mann and the Common School

Horace Mann enacted a major education reform in the United States through the creation of the common school. Mann argued that every child...

Oct 21, 20211 min read

Day 12 - Cotting School

The first private, free day school for children with physical disabilities in the United States was established in 1893. This school...

Oct 18, 20211 min read

Day 9 - Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University was chartered in 1864 when Abraham Lincoln signed the charter bill into a law. Gallaudet is the first school for the...

Oct 17, 20211 min read

Day 8 - The Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble Minded Youth

The first publicly supported institution for people with intellectual disabilities was originally named The Massachusetts School for...

Oct 15, 20211 min read

Day 6 - Perkins Institution for the Blind

Perkins School for the Blind, originally Perkins Institution for the Blind, was established in 1829 and is the oldest school for the...

Oct 13, 20211 min read

Day 4- Establishment of the American School for the Deaf

The American School for the Deaf if the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States. Originally named the Connecticut...

"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."

- Elizabeth Farrell

Special Education History

100 Days of Facts and Milestones

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