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Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1647, Massachusetts Bay Colony became the first public education law. Because of this law, people were given the option to give their child a quality education. People were also given the opportunity to home school their children, attend a private school or charter school. Education began booming. https://www.aei.org/mcshane-k-12-education-the-foundation-of-american-democracy-society-and-economy/ -
Land-Grant College Act of 1862
Thanks to the Land-Grant Act, colleges were able to start being built. Without this Act, it would have been hard for education to get a start with larger numbers and sized buildings. All 50 states in the USA were granted 30,000 acres per person in the congressional seats.
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Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954, "separate but equal" from Plessey v. Ferguson was put to rest. This led to all children learning together, no matter their skin color. The way it should be! The court deemed that children being separated was unconstitutional.
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Bridges' Brave Act
At the young age of 6, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to attend an all white school. It is heartbreaking that she eventually had to be escorted to school due to mobs. Ruby was a huge part of the civil rights movement that paved the path for education today.
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No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind was signed into act by President George W. Bush. Education Changed! No child would be left behind regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, etc. No matter your background, your financial status, or if you had special needs. This act was something special.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
