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The Association of American Universities
An association with 63 universities used to maintain a strong system of education and academic research -
Joliet Junior College
This was the first public college in the U.S. This gave more people and opportunity to attend college. -
Indianola Junior High School
Was the first junior high in the U.S. It was created to increase graduation rates. -
Educational reformer Ella Flagg Young becomes superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools.
Ella Flagg was the first woman to reach administrative in a school system. -
The Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education
These principal were said to help set and achieve goals in a school setting and later played a bigger role when the idea of a democracy was set to guide education -
SAT is first administrated
The SAT was first only administered to a few thousand applicants but is now used to determine a students readiness for college and provides colleges with information about student. -
The Feminization of Teaching
This was the beginning of women beginning to have more roles in the teaching profession. -
In the case of McCollum v. Board of Education
This case was one of the many that prohibited school system from being involved with any type of religious activities on school facilities. This helped students feel welcome and more included even those of different religions -
U.S. Supreme Court announces its decision in the case of Brown v. Board Of Education of Topeka
The Supreme Court decided that separate isn’t equal and so schools start to integrate -
Federal troops enforce integration in Little Rock,
Because of the supreme court’s decision on Brown v. Board of Education. One of the first schools that began to integrate was Little Rock High. -
The ACT was first administered
The ACT was originally made to be competition for the SAT by testing students based on materials learned in school rather than just cognitive reasoning -
The Higher Education Act is signed at Southwest Texas State College
A federal law that strengthened the educational resources of colleges and universities while providing financial assistance to students -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This Act gave disadvantaged students additional Education resources -
McCarver Elementary school becomes the first magnet school
McCarver becoming the first magnet school by drawing other students from round the city -
Title lX
A law created to made it illegal to discriminate under any educational program -
Newsweek's cover story, "Why Johnny Can't Write,"
This controversial story in a Newspaper began to spark a conversation about illiteracy -
Congress passes Education of All Handicapped Children Act
This act included all handicap children and gave them the same learning opportunities in school as any other child -
CompuHigh Whitmorte is founded.
This was the First completely all online school which encourages students to continue schooling while not having to attend school -
President Bill Clinton signed the Improving America's Schools Act,
The Act add many new changes to education like literacy programs for families and even provided education for children who have migrated -
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is approved by Congress
This act held schools responsible the progress of all student regardless of , race, gender, and financial situation.
