Normal schools in the United States
[4] Massachusetts took the lead among state governments, thanks to a grant of $10,000 from a Boston philanthropist and a vigorous campaign led by James G. Carter and Horace Mann.
The goal was to provide training in how to teach children in the ungraded common schools.
The new curriculum included an in-depth review of the usual subjects; a review of the physical, mental and moral psychological development; the general principles and methods of teaching; and covered daily plans, discipline; and practice teaching.
[5][6] In 1844 that school moved from its original site of Lexington to West Newton, and then in 1853 to Framingham.
CCSU is the oldest publicly funded higher education institution in Connecticut.
In 1853, the General Court authorized the founding of a normal school in Essex County.
[8] Salem was selected due to many factors including the city's historical and commercial significance and need for local teacher education.
Prior to the founding of the normal school, Salem women had few opportunities to receive teacher training and the Salem school system was replete with funding, attendance, and teacher compensation problems.
The original location was at the corner of Broad and Summer Streets, with the building's dedication held on September 14, 1854.
Over the years it has changed its name a number of times eventually becoming Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
In 1971, it was renamed William Paterson College of New Jersey in honor of William Paterson (judge), a United States Supreme Court Justice appointed by President George Washington, after the legislative mandate to move from a teachers' college to a broad-based liberal arts institution.
Founded in 1855, the college was located in Trenton until 1928, when it moved to Ewing Township, where four-year baccalaureate degrees began to be offered.
Established in 1865 by the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People, School #1 opened on January 9, 1865, in the African Baptist Church in Crane's Building on the corner of Calvert and Saratoga streets.
In 1867, with the aid of the Freedmen's Bureau, the Quakers of England and others, the Baltimore Association purchased and renovated the Old Friends Meeting House at the corner of Saratoga and Courtland streets to house the Baltimore Normal School for Colored Teachers.
On September 15, 1866, the Keystone State Normal School was established on what is now the site of Kutztown University's Old Main.
Former NBA player Larry Bird is a graduate of ISU, although many people mistakenly believe he went to Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington).
