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Boston Latin Grammar School
Boston Latin Grammar School created
https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/freedom-trail/benjamin-franklin-statue.shtml -
Harvard College
The University of Harvard created
http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/history -
Old Deluder Satan Law
The Old Deluder Satan Law was established
http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/deluder.html -
New England Primer established
The New England Primer established
http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/nep/1777/ -
South Carolina denies education of blacks
The state of South Carolina denies edu. of blacks.
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South Carolina denies edu. to blacks
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Opening of Franklin Academy in Philadelphia
Franklin Academy opens in Philadelphia
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Noah Webster's American Spelling Book
Noah Webster creates the American Spelling Book
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Land Ordinance Act, Northwest Ordinance
Land Ordinance Act was created
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Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary opens, first endowed secondary school for girls
Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary opens today
https://www.emmawillard.org/about-emma/emma-hart-willard -
First public high school opens in Boston
Public high school opens in Boston
http://www.englishhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=75360&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=129652&hideMenu=1 -
First (private) normal school opens in Vermont (Rev. Samuel Hall)
first private school opens
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Massachusetts requires public high schools
For the first time, Massachusetts requires public high schools. -
Horace Mann becomes secretary of board of education in Massachusetts
Horace Mann becomes secretary of BOE in Massachuattes
http://www.biography.com/people/horace-mann-9397522 -
First public normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts
Horace Mann creates the first public normal school in Massachuetts.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20130721/NEWS/307219772 -
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Morrill Land Grant College Act
The Morrill Land Grant College Act is put into effect
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Land-Grant-College-Act-of-1862 -
Kalamazoo case
In 1858, Kalamazoo's first high school was opened. Fifteen years later the right of the school board to levy taxes to support a high school was challenged. A unanimous decision of the Michigan Supreme Court, rendered by Justice Thomas M. Cooley, in 1874, affirmed an opinion of Kalamazoo Circuit judge Charles R. Brown that upheld this right. As a result the way was opened for free high schools in Michigan and also in other states. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision supporting racially separate but equal schools
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First junior high school
The first junior high school is created in California.
https://www.willardpta.org/brief-history/ -
Smith-Hughes Act
The Smith-Hughes Act is started.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/sports-and-everyday-life/food-and-drink/food-and-cooking/smith-hughes-act -
Progressive education programs
Progressive edu programs are started.
http://www.uvm.edu/~dewey/articles/proged.html -
New Deal education programs
New Deal education programs are started by F.D.R.
http://rooseveltforward.org/new-deals-unintended-impact-education/ -
G.I. Bill of Rights
The G.I. Bill of Rights are created
https://www.britannica.com/topic/GI-Bill-of-Rights -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregation in schools
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html -
Sputnik leads to increased federal education funds
Sputnik launches and gives federal edu funds.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/10/how-sputnik-changed-u-s-education/ -
The NDEA funds science, math, and foreign language programs
The NDEA funds different edu programs
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Job Corps and Head Start are funded
Job Corps and Head Start are funded -
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Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act is created
https://education.uslegal.com/bilingualism/landmark-legislation/bilingual-education-act-1968/ -
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in schools
Title IX stops sex discrimination in schools
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html -
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Cabinet-level Department of Education is established
The cabinet-level DOE is established
https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html -
The No Child Left Behind Act is passed
The No Child Left Behind Act is passed by George W. Bush
http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html -
Race to the Top Act
Race to the Top Act is created by Obama
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html
