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Mass. free Public Schooling
Law is passsed allowing freee public education available to all. -
Schools for Minorities Open
1837 the first all girls college was opened- Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
In the same year the first higher learning center for African Americans opens, now called Cheyney College. -
First Public Library Opens
Boston, the first public library supported by taxes is opened. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
The supreme court states that "seperate but equal" is acceptable, thus segregating schools. -
S.A.T.'s
First Scholastic Aptitude Test was administered. It was based on the Army Alpha test. -
Great Depression
The great depression hits education hard, cutting funding for education, jobs, and salaries. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Landmark case reversed Plessy V. Fergunson, desegregating schools. -
The Elemntary and Secondary Education Act
This act helped establish support for low-income students, bilingual students, and established the Title 1 program. -
Department of Education
The D.O.E. is formed to aid states in establishing effective schooling in 1868. However, the Board is soon reduced to an office; untill Jimmy Carter makes the D.O.E. a cabinent level department. -
No Child Left Behind
NCLB act setups a system of hish-stakes testing that forces schools to reach certain progress marks. -
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Provides 90 billion dollars to go towards education, including the Race to the Top program. Stimulus supported amny different educational programs.