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1821:
Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools -
1837:
Horace Mann becomes the Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education
https://youtu.be/R6LplmYyOJE -
1837:
The African Institute (later called the Institute for Colored Youth) was founded in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. -
1837:
Louisville, Kentucky appoint the first school superintendent -
1837:
Oberlin College admits it’s first group of women -
1855:
University of Iowa is the first state university to “admit men and women on an equal basis” -
1856:
The first kindergarten in the U.S. was founded in Watertown, Wisconsin, by Margarethe Shurz -
1861:
Matthew Vassar found Vassar college “ a pioneer in women's education -
1900:
The Association of American Universities is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with European universities
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1919:
All schools provide public transportation -
1926:
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered -
1931:
Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District: first desegregated school for Mexican- American students -
1946:
Mendez vs. Westminster and California Board of Education; ruled that separate schools for students of Mexican descent is unconstitutional
https://youtu.be/e42qq5pE_ME -
1947:
Everson vs. Board of Education; public transportation for ALL students
https://youtu.be/rKW5ukbhcrI -
1948:
McCollum vs. Board of Education; not allowed to practice religion in public schools
https://youtu.be/gounhjtR9XU -
1954:
Brown vs. The Board of Education; end of segregation in all schools
https://youtu.be/1siiQelPHbQ -
1956:
“Clinton 12”; African American students enroll in Clinton High School in Clinton. Tennessee
https://youtu.be/tvOJRQPKmE4 -
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1959:
First ACT administered -
