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1088
Foundation of the University
In 1088, the University is established in Italy. The first site of higher education, students from across the region will bring ideas and theories to this new institution. -
1096
Implementation of Oxford
A sign that the implementation of higher education will explode is the launch of Oxford University. Established shortly after Bologna in Italy, Oxford still runs today as a massive source for higher education. -
Installation of Public Education in America
In early America, the Boston Latin School becomes a hotbed for those wishing to obtain an education without having to pay a fee outside of taxes. This installation will change the way teaching and education alike is thought of across the world. https://archive.is/20070502223937/http://www.bls.org/cfml/l3tmpl_history.cfm -
Increase of Reading Levels across France from Mandated Education
From 1870 to 1900 in France, the [literacy rate increased]https://science.jrank.org/pages/9080/Education-in-Europe-Nineteenth-Twentieth-Century-Education.html from 60% in 1870 to 95% in 1900. This is an extension from the requirement of education for boys and girls ages 6 to 13. -
Forced Schooling for Native Americans
In an effort to change Native practices for a more Western approach, the United States requires Native Americans to go through schooling in the first institution of its type known as the "Carlisle School." This practice was greatly damaging in that its practice tried to destroy cultures and languages that could be highly beneficial. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Establishing the "Separate But Equal" doctrine/lie, the Supreme Court of the United States lands a devastating blow on both combatting racism and increasing education with a decision to keep the banning racial mixing between schools legal. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Reversing the decision made over 50 years prior, the Supreme Court overturns Plessy v. Ferguson and marks the beginning of the end for Jim Crow laws and their impact on education. -
Engel v. Vitale
The Supreme Court indicates a banning of organized prayer by the state within Public Schools. Keeping church and state separate in education, this decision will lead to the following of multiple Supreme Court cases directed at the use of religion and school. -
Title IX
The Higher Education Amendments of 1972, or better known as Title IX, is the legislative banning of discrimination based upon sex, geared at facing the flow of money in Educational Institutions. -
A Nation at Risk
A Nation at Risk, released in 1983, directed that the Federal Government must step up its effort to increase the level of education for pupils age ranged K-12 in the United States education system. It demonstated a consistent need for students and educators alike to step up their grasp in STEM fields.
