<P> National Louis University ( NLU ) is a private non-profit American university . NLU has locations in and near Chicago , Illinois , as well as in Wisconsin , Florida and Nowy Sącz , Poland . Many courses and programs are also offered at - a-distance . Since its founding in 1886 , NLU has played a historic role in education , when it helped found the National Kindergarten Movement , and the National Parent Teacher Association ( PTA ) and stressed the importance of academic and professional training in early childhood education theory and practice . </P>
what was national louis university 's initial area of specialization
education helped found the National Kindergarten Movement