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Stanford University
Founded by former California Governor Leland Stanford -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington becomes first principal at the newly-opened school in Tuskegee, Alabama -
Joliet Junior College
First ever public community college in the history of the United States -
Ella Flagg Young
Becomes first lady to be a superintendent of a large city school. One year later she becomes president of the National Education Association -
Progressive Education Association
Had a goal of reforming American education -
The SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is administered. The SAT is used nationwide and can determine what colleges you get accepted to or not. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression hits, The US economy is devastated. Education funding suffers, resulting in school closings, teacher layoffs, and lower salaries -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court announces its decision ruling that seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania,
The federal court rules that students with mental retardation are entitled to a free public education. -
Texas Instruments
Introduces first electronic hand-held calculator -
No Child Left Behind
Approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush. Mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress
