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Free Public Education
Pennsylvania state constitution calls for free public education but only for poor children. It is expected that rich people will pay for their children's schooling. -
First Public School Opens
The first public high school in the U.S., Boston English, opens. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson decision. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the state of Louisiana has the right to require "separate but equal" railroad cars for Blacks and whites. This decision means that the federal government officially recognizes segregation as legal. One result is that southern states pass laws requiring racial segregation in public schools. -
Extending Public Education
The U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to the children of Chinese immigrants. -
Vocational Education
Smith-Hughes Act passes, providing federal funding for vocational education. Big manufacturing corporations push this because they want to remove job skill training from the apprenticeship programs of trade unions and bring it under their own control. -
G.I. Bill Of Rights
At the end of World War 2, the G.I. Bill of Rights gives thousands of working-class men college scholarships for the first time in U.S. history. Video: https://youtu.be/YL4PP2kS-fg
Quiz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5c81404ac3528a001b1560f9/6th-grade-quizzes-cold-war-gi-bill-of-rights -
Brown v. Board
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The Supreme Court unanimously agrees that segregated schools are "inherently unequal" and must be abolished. Almost 45 years later in 1998, schools, especially in the north, are as segregated as ever. Video: https://youtu.be/aX9Dmo24_cc
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Milliken vs. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley. A Supreme Court made up of Richard Nixon's appointees' rules that schools may not be desegregated across school districts. This effectively legally segregates students of color in inner-city districts from white students in wealthier white suburban districts. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate children with disabilities and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students.
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The Federal Tribal Colleges Act
The federal Tribal Colleges Act establishes a community college on every Indian reservation, which allows young people to go to college without leaving their families.
