Chapter 7

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  • 1564

    1564

    The "lead" pencil was invented.

  • 1635

    The first public school in the American colonies, Boston Latin School, opens.

  • 1636

    Harvard College becomes the first higher education institution.

  • 1638

    The first printing press in the American Colonies is set up at Harvard College.

  • 1650

    Wooden paddles called "The Horn Book" with printed lessons were popular in the colonial era. This was also used for punishment.

  • 1661

    An evening school for working children is established.

  • 1700

    Quaker school for black students established in Philadelphia.

  • 1778

    The notion of the voucher system is established.

  • 1790

    Pennsylvania state constitution calls for free public education but only for poor children. It is expected that rich people will pay for their children's schooling.

  • 1820

    First public high school in the U.S., Boston English, opens.

  • 1827

    Massachusetts passes a law making all grades of public school open to all pupils free of charge.

  • 1848

    The first school for children with mental disabilities opens in Massachusetts.

  • 1850

    The use of a ferule in schools. This is a pointer and also a corporal punishment device.

  • 1853

    The Children's Aid Society of New York implements the first school lunch program.

  • 1913

    A sex education program is introduced citywide in public high schools in Chicago, Illinois.

  • 1918

    Mandatory school attendance becomes compulsory in every United States state for children through elementary school.

  • 1923

    Classrooms begin incorporating radios into penmanship, accounting, history, and arithmetic lessons.

  • 1959

    Photocopying is widely used.

  • 1962

    The Supreme Court ruling in Engel v Vitale forbids organized prayer in public schools. The following year, reading the Bible is banned.

  • 1967

    Texas Instruments develops the first hand-held calculator.

  • 1984

    Dell computer is founded.

  • 1998

    SmartBoards are introduced.

  • 2001

    Signed into law by President George W. Bush, No Child Left Behind increases federal funding for education and ushers in standards-based reform.

  • 2010

    President Barack Obama's Race to the Top program ushers in a wave of education reforms as states compete for federal grants in the midst of a recession.

  • 2012

    1.5 Million IPads are used in United States schools.