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Ye Olde Deluder Satan Law
The court of Massachusetts established the law known as "Ye Olde Deluder Satan." This law required towns of fifty plus households to have a teacher to teach students how to read and write in order to understand the Bible; it also states towns with one-hundred plus households were required to set up a grammar school to prepare students for college. Without this law being established, students would not have attained the skill of reading and writing to pass on to future generations. -
Separating Church and State
When writing the U.S. Constitution, separation of church and state was in the minds of the author's, for they felt all religion should be practiced freely since the U.S. was a land in which different cultural diversities were increasing which lead to differences of religion. Public schools began changing their curriculum to focus on being civilized individuals instead of heavily reading the bible. This allowed students to freely express themselves, and we still use this practice today. -
Poor and Working-Class Demand for Schools
After all white men social classes gained the right to vote, they realized that general education was a necessity for themselves as well as society. New labor unions joined the cause in demand for public schools and educators. Finally, the arguments, fights, and disagreements paid off and public schooling was established in nearly every northern state and was continuing it's integration in the southern states. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This event in history was significant to segregation; it finally came to an end in public education. The Supreme court of the U.S. came to an agreement that "separate but equal" was in fact unethical. Education is an important aspect to children, the court realized, so, by combining African American and white students in schools, students can both learn from each other which expands their knowledge of the world. -
The Passing of Public Law 94-142
Inspired by Brown v. Board of Education, organizations known as the National Association for Retarded Citizens was formed by parents of students with disabilities to protest into getting their students into public education. Finally the law passed to allow students with disabilities to attend public school and later, was changed to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) assuring that all students with disabilities receive the proper education and resources each student needs.
