jan 1, 1848 - 1848 Education Reform

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Horace Mann:
Some ways that Horace Mann changed education for the better are; he named education as "the great equalizer". Because everyone should be able to get it. He also established the first Board of Education in the U.S.

Thomas Gallaudet:
Gallaudet reformed education of the handicapped. He set up a school for the deaf in Connecticut.

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