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The First Latin Grammar School
The first Latin Grammar School, Boston Latin School, was established. The intent of Latin Grammar Schools was to raise young men to be leaders of the area. These young men went on too become the leaders of the church, state, and the courts system. -
The Young Ladies Academy
This opened up in Philidelphia as the first academy for girls in the thirteen colonies. They studied reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, English grammar, composition, rhetoric, geography, history, and vocal music. -
The Bill of Rights: Tenth Ammendment
The Bill of Rights is passed and technically there is no mention of education within them. Although in the Tenth Amendment does state that the powers not given to the federal government "are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people." This means that education becomes a power given to the state. -
Connecticut Asylum for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons
Connecticut Asylum for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opens as the first permanent school for deaf people in the United states. This also led to the founding of Gallaudet University, the first college specifically for deaf people, in 1864. -
University of Iowa Equality
The University of Iowa is the first state university "to admit men and women on an equal basis". -
Department of Education
The Department of Education was created in order to assist states in establishingeffective school systems. -
Brown v. Board of Education
On May 17th, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Brown v. Board of Education was a combination of five cases. It is a major first step in the journey toward equality in U.S. education. -
Little Rock Nine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8rdtq-KBE Nine black students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were integrated into an all-white school, Central High School. Federal troops had to step in to make sure these students could be integrated into the high school. -
Title IX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KymR6N1HT88 Title IX established that no one can be excluded based off of sex. Most of the time this is applied to girls in sports. -
Affirmative action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJgQR6xiZGs Supreme Court rules that affirmative action is constitutional only if it is "narrowly tailored". Universities must meet this standard.
