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First Public School
The English High School of Boston opens, becoming the first public high school in the country. [Vhttps://www.americanheritage.com/1821-one-hundred-and-seventy-five-years-ago] -
National School Lunch Act
The national school lunch act was enacted by Congress to make sure school children got the food they need [https://www.thecongressproject.com/national-school-lunch-act-1946] -
Brown v Board of Education
Brown V Board reversed the separate but equal precedent and integrated public schools. [https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka] -
The Clinton 12
The Clinton 12 were a group of African American students who successfully integrated Clinton high school in Tennesee [https://aaregistry.org/story/the-clinton-12-desegregate-tennessee-schools/] -
Title IX
Title IX prevents discrimination based on sex in school programs and activities [https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html] -
Bussing
Kids from all over were bussed to different schools in order to enforce segregation -
Wallace V Jaffree
This court case decided that forced prayer was against the first amendment -
Americans With Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act made it so schools had to be more accommodating for children with physical hanicaps -
Columbine Shooting
In 1999 the columbine high school shooting marked an increase in school safety and security -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act put in place mandatory standardized testing for all school children
