Timeline: Chapter 7 Timeline - Intro. to Professional Education

1635

First Public School Opens its Doors

Boston Latin School was the first known Public School (National Geographic, 2019, Page 1)

1693

The College of William and Mary

The second college in America opens its doors. (William & Mary, American Educational History, 2019)

1821

Boston English High School

First public high school in America (Educational Networks, 2019, Page 1)

1837

First School Superintendent

Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first superintendent in the United States. (Stanswartz, 2008, page 1)

1839

First State Funded School

First state funded school opens in Lexington, Massachusetts. (Harper, Charles, 1970, Page 1)

1856

First Kindergarten

First kindergarten in the U.S. opens their doors. (Carl Schurz, 2018, Page 7)

1896

Plessy V. Ferguson

Supreme Court case that allowed segregation in public places, including schools. "Separate but equal" (Oyez, 2019, Page 1)

1909

Junior High Schools Created

In order to improve high school graduation rates, Ohio School Board created Junior High Schools. (Ohio University, 2019, Page 1)

1919

Transportation to Schools

All states have laws allowing funding for transporting children to school. (State University, 1989, page 1)

1926

First SAT

The Scholastic Aptitude Test is given for the first time. (Frontline, 2019, page 1)

1929

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)

1946

First Baby Boomer!

On January 1st, the first baby boomer is born. Coincidentally enough, she becomes a teacher. (IMDb, 2019, page 1)

1954

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)

1972

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)

1991

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)

1998

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)

1999

Columbine High School Shooting

First high school to witness a mass shooting. Left 15 dead and 23 wounded. (Webmaster, July 14th 2000, Page 1)

2016

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)

2018