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The 1st School in the US
The Boston Latin School, established in 1635, was the first school in what is now the United States. Although it has changed locations, the public school is still operating today. known as the Boston Latin School, this boys-only public secondary school The Boston Latin School was strictly for college preparation. The English school taught Latin and Greek and was centered on the humanities. This is the start of education. -
The 1st High School in the US
The first public high school in the U.S. was organized this month in 1820. The English Classical School was opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston, which also was the seat for America’s first high school of any kind, the Boston Latin Grammar School. Boston Latin, beginning in 1635, sought to prepare young men for admittance to Harvard as divinity students. English Classical placed its emphasis on more general studies. -
Free public high school open to all students
In 1827, Massachusetts passed a law requiring all communities with 500 or more families to have a public high school open to all kids. The education system in America began to spread as the Perkins School for the Blind opened up in 1829. I believe this to be the start of free schooling, at the time it was only for boys. -
Massachusetts Reform School at Westboro opens.
The State Reform School was opened at Westborough in 1847. This is where students who refused to attend school are sent. This begins a long tradition of "reform schools," which combine the education and juvenile justice systems. We can see the impact of this still to this day, I believe this to be the start of truancy laws that we have to this day. Truancy laws specify that kids between six and sixteen years of age must attend school, laws may vary based on the state that a kid lives in. -
Supreme Court Ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
This case was started when Plessy paid for 1st Class passage on a train but after he took his seat, he was asked to move to the non-white seats, when he refused the police were called in and he was jailed. He was charged and found guilty of violating the General Assembly of the State. He took this to the supreme court and the court where the ruling was separate-but-equal facilities was constitutional and that the 14th amendment only applied to Civil rights not Social rights. -
G.I. Bill
At the end of World War 2, The G.I. Bill of Rights gave working-class men scholarships for the first time in U.S. history. It was named The GI Bill because it offered federal assistance to help veterans in many ways, for example, it helped them buy homes, get jobs and pursue an education, and in general, helped them to adjust to civilian life again after the war. I believe this had a profound impact on the U.S in becoming a super power. -
Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The case was started when the plaintiff named Oliver Brown filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka after his daughter was rejected from an all-white elementary school. The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. This case helped the civil rights movement and established that “separate but equal” in education was not equal. This ruling didn’t achieve school desegregation but did help end Jim Crow laws in the south. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
I choose this case because I feel this has shaped how students and teachers are allowed to express themselves and have freedom of speech inside the school. This case started when students were planning on wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam war, the principal heard about the plan and suspended the students. Thanks to this ruling in favor of the students, we are now able to have freedom of speech and protest, I saw the benefits of the case when SB 1070 was proposed here in AZ. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX Regulation states that “No Person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other education program or activity operated by a recipient which receives Federal financial assistance.” This regulation was meant to protect against discrimination based on sex including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
EAHCA is an act for public schools to provide equal education for kids with disabilities. This act also required schools to evaluate kids with disabilities and make an educational plan to make the educational experience as similar to nondisabled kids as possible. Schools are also required to provide disabled students, if needed, to be placed in the least restrictive environment-one that allows the maximum possible opportunity to interact with non-impaired students. -
Supreme Court Case Plyler v. Doe
The case started when the Texas Legislature authorized local school districts to deny enrollment in public schools to foreign-born kids. A group of students from Mexico brought a class action lawsuit challenging the policy when they couldn't prove legal entry. The Supreme Court ruled that the States cannot deny students a free public education due to immigration status, also finding showed that the resources saved from excluding undocumented kids outweigh the harms imposed on society. -
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
This Case Started when 2 sets of students sued Santa Fe High School because of a policy permitting a student-led, student-initiated prayer at football games. It was ruled that this school policy violated the 1st amendment and I agree with this. The students who initiated the case followed a different denomination and I can see how this might make them feel excluded and might even offend them. Personally I don't believe Religion has a place in a publicly funded institution, Especially a school. -
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris
I elected to add this case, Zelma v. Simmons-Harris since I don't fully agree with it. The court ruling on this case was that an Ohio pilot program to provide school vouchers did not violate the 1st amendment, even if the student went to a religious school. I do understand that the State is not participating in any religious activity but the funds are going to a religious establishment, I believe the state should not fund any type of religious establishment.