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Literacy in New England
Puritan education was reading the bible and literacy requirements were being able to sign your name -
Pennsylvania Law
Required all children to be taught to read, write, and be taught in a useful trade -
Pennsylvania School
First school in Pennsylvania founded -
One Room Schoolhouse
First One Room Schoolhousse in Exeter, Rhode Island -
Northwest Ordinance
Established Townships for Education -
James Vandaer Poel House
"House of History" 16 Broad Street (US Route 9) in Village of Kinderhook, NY 12106 Open: Thursday through Saturday 11 to 5 and Sunday 1 to 5 -
First Official Testbook
Rev. McGuffey is given the task of creating the first official trextbook, it had 55 lessons -
School Count
only 300 public schools as compared to 6000 private institutions -
Morill Act
Provided education in agriculture, mechanics, etc. -
The Departmant of Education formed
DE formed to establish school systems -
Peabody Education Fund
2 million dollar education fund for southern states -
Howard University
Established in Washington DC for African American youth to learn liberal arts and sciences -
First Public School for the deaf
created in Boston -
Tax Levy for Public High School
The Michigan State Supreme Court rules that Kalamazoo may levy taxes to support a public high school, setting an important precedent for similar rulings in other states. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is passed, banning segregation in all public accommodations. The Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional in 1883 -
Civil Rights Law
The Civil Rights Act becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin -
Teaching of Evolution Banned
The "Monkey Trial" revisited! In the case of Epperson et al. v. Arkansas, the U.S. supreme Court finds the state of Arkansas' law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in a public school or university unconstitutional. -
No Child Left Behind
The controversial No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is approved by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. The law, which reauthorizes the ESEA of 1965 and replaces the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalties for schools that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB.