Educational Literacy Timeline

  • First School

    First school started in Massachusetts, The Boston Latin School.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    This is the case based on education, that says blacks and whites should be separate in schools.
  • Free Schooling

    In 1918, it was made law that there has to be free public education for all students through elementary school.
  • Brown v Board of Education

    This was the court case that said white and blacks being in different schools was unethical and unequal. Now, white and black students can be in the same classroom, which is how education should be.
  • Limiting Prayer in Public Schools

    In 1962, The Supreme Court ruled that there should be limits on how much prayer and bible reading is done in public schools.
  • Kindercare

    In 1969, the first Kindercare was started.
  • T.E.A.C.H

    In 1990, the T.E.A.C.H program that helps teachers in early childhood pay for college and other beneficial tools.
  • NCLB

    In 2001, the No Child Left Behind act is passed, which provides help to disadvantaged students by requiring states to create assessments for basic skills.
  • Obama

    In 2013, Obama passed the Preschool for All initiative which grants high quality preschool to all children in America.