Day 20 - Brooklyn Training School
Elizabeth Farrell proposed the establishment of a three month graduate course at the Brooklyn Training School for teachers of “ungraded”...
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Day 18 - P.L. 1911 c. 234 - New Jersey State
In 1911 legislation was passed in the state of New Jersey which required boards of education to report which children, if any, were three...
Day 15 - PL 88-156
On this date - October 24th - in 1963 Public Law 88-156 was passed to assist in the prevention of “mental retardation.” The act expanded...
Day 14 - Wyatt v. Stickney
Today, October 23rd, marks the day that the Wyatt v. Stickney lawsuit was filed in the year 1970. This case ruled that people who are...
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...
Day 5 - Samuel Tuke
Today, October 14th, is the 164th anniversary of the death of Samuel Tuke, an English philanthropist who followed in his family’s...
"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
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