Education is popular today, and we think nothing of it. We go to school every day, and some of us don't even like school. However, if we go back in time, these children in the early 1800s actually wanted to receive some form of education, to be intelligent, to learn to write, to read, etc. One of the greatest reformers of public education was Horace Mann. Horace Mann was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1827. While serving in the legislature, one of the legislators noticed that barely a third of school-aged children were receiving an education. The teachers were barely paid and could not take care of the children. Horace Mann decided to “focus on the habits of malleable children.” devoting all its efforts to improve the learning environment of young minds. Therefore, in 1837 the assembly created a Massachusetts Board of Education. Public schools were required to send a report to the Massachusetts Board of Education each year to see if conditions were improving. Horace Mann also ensured that each school provided classes for a continuous ten-month school term. Later, Mann also became secretary of the board of directors. Under Horace Mann, educational institutes were established, three public schools were opened, and more than 50 new high schools were established. After education began to change, several other problems remained. One of them was that women thought they had the same rights as men and could go to school. The schools that were established prohibited girls from being educated. Women and girls understood the injustice of this situation and immediately began protesting, saying that they had every right to be educated. The chief theorist of women's education was Judith Sargent Murray. She publishes ...... middle of newspaper ...... boarding school for African-American girls. The schools eventually led to the creation of colleges that accepted anyone, regardless of race, gender, or skin color. One of the first colleges for blacks was Fisk Institute in 1866. It was soon followed by many other different colleges. Education in America has truly transformed into something bigger. In the early 1700s, we were just beginning to adapt the idea that our children would get the education they need. This led to reforms in teacher education, women's educational rights, black educational rights, and the percentage of children attending schools and colleges. Currently, we not only have schools in the northeastern United States, but also schools and universities in every city in our country. Education is now widely known and continues to grow and change every day..