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Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press
There's no recorded exact date, yet the invention of the printing press was an important milestone in history, especially for education. It was a device invented in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg. This was a device that applied pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, like paper or cloth, transferring the ink. Later on in 1455 the first book printed using this device was “The Gutenberg Bible. On 1640 In Cambridge Massachusetts Bay Colony, the “Bay Psalm Book” was printed, it is the -
the first book printed in the United States and certainly not the last
Cambridge Massachusetts Bay Colony, the “Bay Psalm Book” was printed, it is the very first book printed in the United States. -
The Old Deluder Satan Act
In an attempt to “fend off the inducements of Satan”, New England colonists settlements were required to have at least 50 families to employ an educator to teach reading and writing, and 100 families to establish a grammer school. This was done to make sure that everyone had sufficient enough skills to be able to read the bible. Funding for this came from either the parents or public funds, however this act was soon forgotten decades later. Despite this schools were either paid for by the parent -
The first schools for special needs students
It was a school for the blind. Yet during the 19th Century in America, people with disabilities were treated harshly. -
The first person of ethnic color to graduate from college
Alexander Lucius Twilight becomes the first African American to earn a Bachelors degree from Middlebury College in Vermont -
The very first black college.
The first black college was established and was founded by Richard Humphrey’s a Philadelphia Quaker. It was called the Institute for Colored Youth; it was later renamed s the Cheyney University. -
Free Common schools
From 1838-1848 Horace Man, the then appointed secretary of the Board of Education, became a very strong advocate for free public school education for all. His views on how to get the public to agree with him was simple, he simply stated all the ways and reasons that a free education would better their communities. For example, to rich factory owners who should support the schools with their tax money, should do so because the schools will train their workers to -
National College for the Deaf and the Dumb
In the United States Congress created the National College for the Deaf and the Dumb in Washington D.C -
Other schools sprung up throughout the years
The first public day school for the deaf was created in Boston Massachusetts. -
The courts get involved in allowing a black man to enter a dominant white school
Donald Gaines Murray, an African American student rejected by the Martyland school of law, went to the courts along with Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP. they argued they Murray was just as qualified as white applicants to attend the University and the only reason he was not accepted was because of his race. -
Donald Murray wins the court case against Maryland School of Law
The Court ruled in favor of Murray, who then goes on to graduate 2 years later. -
An issue between religion and public education begins
The mother of a student attending Champaign Public School, one Vashti Mccollum, brought this case forward. She objected to the religious classes that were administered under the Champaign Council on Religious Education which permitted weekly 30-40 minute classes to be taught by the clergy in public school. She was an atheist who believed that this type of practice excluded her son and was ostracized for not taking them. -
The invention of the computer
In 1941 the first program controlled computer was invented by Konrad Zuse, three years later the first programmable electronic computer was built by Tommy Flowers, it was called the Colossus. -
McCollum Vs the Board of Education
After a while her complaints were unheard until she finally sued the school in 1945 under the premise that this religious instruction in public schools violated the Establishment clause of the First Amendment which is suppose to separate the church from the state. Later on this results in the March 1948 ruling against these classes as unconstitutional. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act
It’s divided into titles, chapters and sections despite the fact that it’s one body of law. Under this act racial restrictions were eliminated, Selective immigration was introduced by giving a quota preference to aliens with much-needed skills and relatives of U.S. citizens and alien residents. U.S. aliens were also required to report their current address to the INS each year. Under this act students from other foreign countries were also allow to go to school ere and take advantage of our Amer -
Brown Vs Board of Education
This was actually the name of five different cases which protested against segregation in public schools. Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP took part in the cases where Marshall argued that separate school systems for blacks and whites under the Jim Crow law, which stated that the separation was equal and fair, was in fact anything but. In fact it violated the “equal protection clause” of the 14th Amendment of the constitution. Also the separation of the schools had a tendency to make black childr -
The first small computer with a viewing screen
Douglas Engelbart, an ex-naval technician and electrical engineer comes up with a way to connect a computer to a moveable screen. -
The first african american to graduate despite missippi law.
James Meredith is the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, he graduates a year later. -
Engel Vs Vitale Case, the reason prayer is no longer allowed in public schools
Back in the 1960’s each day in the New York public schools would start off with a prayer to God. The case was taken to the Supreme Court based on the grounds that this was unconstitutional and in violation of the first amendment. The courts agreed stating that they could not support such religious activities. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act
This was a law that required all educational institutions to meet the needs of students with disabilities and certain mental illnesses. Signed by George H W Bush, it gave civil rights to the disabled; it prohibited discrimination based on disability, which is specified to those with physical or mental impairment.
