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American Education Timeline

By mwebb1115

  • First Free School

    First Free School
    Opens in Virginia!

  • First higher education institution

    First higher education institution
    Harvard College

  • Blackboard invented

    Blackboard invented
    Invented by James Pillans

  • First public high school

    First public high school
    Boston English High School

  • Public education for all

    Public education for all
    State of Massachusettes passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public education open to all.

  • First female superintendent

    First female superintendent
    Ella Flagg Young in Chicago, IL

  • AFT founded

    AFT founded
    American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

  • Transportation for all

    Transportation for all
    All states have laws providing funds for transporting children to school.

  • "Seperate but equal" abolished

    "Seperate but equal" abolished
    Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas

  • Smart Board introduced

    Smart Board introduced