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Harvard
Harvard was started -
Free Public Education
Pennsylvania says their people can have free public education but it was only for the poor. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights became a function of the state and not of the government -
Blackboard
The blackboard was invented by James Pillans. -
School for the Deaf
The first American School for the Deaf was created in Hartford, Connecticut. -
Public school opens
In Boston English the first public high school opened -
Students with Disabilities
The first school for children with visual disabilities was started in MA. -
College of Women
The first college for women was started; Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. -
First Principal
Booker T. Washington became the first principal of a normal school in Alabama. -
One Room Schoolhouse
Most schoolhouses were just one room for all of the grades, Little House on the Praire. -
Training Began for SPED teachers
The Vineland Training School in New Jersey started a program to help teachers who had students with disabilites -
Montessori
The first Montessori school opened in Tarrytown, NY -
Compulsory Education
All States have mandated compulsory education. -
Beattie vs Board of Education
Children with disabilities were expelled for looking different than the rest. -
Gifted Students
At Columbia University they started a course for teachers with gifted students. -
SAT
The SAT was first given out. -
Projectors
Overhead projectors were spreading throughout schools. -
Intelligence testing
150 school districts were using intelligence testing to put students in academic tracks. -
TV
The first time that a TV was in a classroom -
Brown vs Board
Supreme Court said that segregated schools are inequal. -
ACT
The ACT was first given -
Whiteboards
Whiteboards were starting to be used in the 60s. -
LDAA
The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities was started. -
Handheld Calculator
Texas Instruments developed the first handheld calculator. -
Miliken vs Bradley
Students were legally segregated in rich suburban areas. -
Handicapped Children
Education for all handicapped children was passed for it to be free if it was public. -
Board of Education vs Rowley
The Board of Hendrick Hudson Central School District vs Rowley stated that all children who qualify for special ed programs need an IEP. -
Touch Typing
Touch typing was developed and became popular in schools. -
Laptops
Laptops were invented and eased the writing of many students. -
SMART Boards
SMART boards were invented and were starting to be used in schools. -
Mobile Phones
When the mobile smart phone was created, student engagement plummeted significantly. -
Illegal for Undocumented
Proposition 187 passed in California meaning that children of illegal immigrants are not allowed schooling. -
Bilingual Education
Ron Unz put money towards a ballot on outlawing bilingual education in California. -
DVD players
DVDs were becoming cheaper making them more appealing to have in class. -
Internet Access
99% of public schools had internet access. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act was created and made it illegal for students with disabilities to be discriminated against. -
Books on DVD
Books were starting to be recorded for students to listen to instead of reading. -
iPad
The iPad was a new fad and schools were getting them for students to have so that they could complete schoolwork. -
IDEA redone
Students now have to be included on state and district-wide assessments. Their regular teachers need to be included in making the IEP. -
Chromebooks
Schools started buying Chromebooks for every student in a public school so that they can do their homework on it.