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Association of American Universities was established
Founded to promote higher standards and put US universities on an equal footing with their European counterparts. -
Chinese Exclusion Act (US v. Ju Toy)
The U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to the children of Chinese immigrants. -
First Junior High School in the US
Indianola Junior High School opens in the fall. -
Women Teacher's Rebellion
Almost 75% of America's Teachers were women. They were badly paid and had no authority over what they did in their classroom. -
Democracy And Education
John Dewey published his book "An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education" advancing the ideas of the progressive education movement. -
Smith-Hughes Act
This act provided federal funding for agricultural and vocational education. -
The SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is first administered. It is based on the Army Alpha test. -
Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District
becomes the first successful school desegregation court case in the United States, as the local court forbids the school district from placing Mexican-American children in a separate "Americanization" school. -
The Yellow School Buses
Frank W. Cyr, a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College, organizes a national conference on student transportation. It results in the adoption of standards for the nation's school buses, including the shade of yellow. -
National School Lunch Act
Congress recognizes the "need for a permanent legislative basis for a school lunch program. -
McCollum v. Board of Education
Supreme Court rules that schools cannot allow "released time" during the school day which allows students to participate in religious education in their public school classrooms. -
Brown v. Board of Education
U.S. Supreme Court announces its decision in the case of Brown v. Board. of Education of Topeka, ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," thus overturning its previous ruling in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson. -
The ACT
The Act (test) is first administered. -
The ASVAB
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is introduced for selection and classification of recruits. By 1976, the ASVAB is used by all services. A practice test is available online. -
Plyler v. Doe
U.S. Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that Texas law denying access to public education for undocumented school-age children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The ruling also found that school districts cannot charge tuition fees for the education of these children. -
Board of Education v. Pico
U.S. Supreme court rules that books cannot be removed from a school library because school administrators deemed their content to be offensive. -
White Boards come into the classroom
White boards are being used more and are replacing blackboards. -
Preschool in Georgia
Georgia becomes the first state to offer universal preschool to all four year olds whose parents choose to enroll them. More than half of the state's four year olds are now enrolled. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEA)
This reauthorizes and modifies IDEA. Changes, which take effect on July 1, 2005, include modifications in the IEP process and procedural safeguards, increased authority for school personnel in special education placement decisions, and alignment of IDEA with the No Child Left Behind Act. -
National Walkout Day
Students from across the nation protest gun violence on April 20th (National Walkout Day), which marks the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting tragedy.
