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First Public School Opens its Doors
Boston Latin School was the first known Public School (National Geographic, 2019, Page 1) -
The College of William and Mary
The second college in America opens its doors. (William & Mary, American Educational History, 2019) -
Boston English High School
First public high school in America (Educational Networks, 2019, Page 1) -
First School Superintendent
Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first superintendent in the United States. (Stanswartz, 2008, page 1) -
First State Funded School
First state funded school opens in Lexington, Massachusetts. (Harper, Charles, 1970, Page 1) -
First Kindergarten
First kindergarten in the U.S. opens their doors. (Carl Schurz, 2018, Page 7) -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Supreme Court case that allowed segregation in public places, including schools. "Separate but equal" (Oyez, 2019, Page 1) -
Junior High Schools Created
In order to improve high school graduation rates, Ohio School Board created Junior High Schools. (Ohio University, 2019, Page 1) -
Transportation to Schools
All states have laws allowing funding for transporting children to school. (State University, 1989, page 1) -
First SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is given for the first time. (Frontline, 2019, page 1) -
Great Depression Strikes
The Great Depression effected Public School funding greatly. It even led to schools closing, teachers getting let go, and lower salaries. (Gene Smiley, 2019, Page 1) -
First Baby Boomer!
On January 1st, the first baby boomer is born. Coincidentally enough, she becomes a teacher. (IMDb, 2019, page 1) -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court rules that schools have to be integrated. No more schools are allowed to be separated by race or ethnicity. (Supreme Court of the United States, 1954, Page 3) -
First Electronic Calculator
Texas instruments releases its first electronic calculator. It was this calculator that set Texas Instruments to be the number one calculator producer in the United States. (Texas Instruments, 1994, Page 1) -
SMART Board
The first SMART board is introduced to schools. This is important as it is a tool that is used widely in education today. (Jessica Springgay, 2018, page 1) -
Proposition 227
California pass proposition 227 which states that all classes must be taught in English, which later receives lawsuit backlash. (Ballotpedia, 1999, Page 1) -
Columbine High School Shooting
First high school to witness a mass shooting. Left 15 dead and 23 wounded. (Webmaster, July 14th 2000, Page 1) -
Betsy DeVos is named Secretary of Education
Many criticize her for not having a strong education background. She also won the vote to become secretary as Speaker of the House had to cast his vote making it a 51-50 vote in her favor. (Jeremy Diamond, 2016, Page 1) -
Santa Fe School Shooting
One of the latest mass school shootings. 10 killed and 10 wounded. (CBS, May 18 2018, Page 1) -
Teachers On Strike
Los Angeles teachers go back to work after being on strike for six days. (Alex Dobuzinskis, January 23rd 2019, Page 1)
