History

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  • 1821

    Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools in the U.S. opens

  • 1839

    The first state funded school specifically for teacher education opens in Lexington, Massachusetts.

  • Case of Roberts v. City of Boston

    Case of Roberts v. City of Boston
    The Massachusetts Supreme court rules that the Boston Public school can deny enrollment of African American children to segregated, "whites only" schools.

  • 1849

    1849
    Elizabeth Blackwell graduates from Medical College, becoming the first woman to graduate from medical school.

  • 1855

    The University of Iowa is the first state university "to admit men and women on an equal bias."

  • 1867

    1867
    The first kindergarten in the U.S. is started in Watertown, Wisconsin, founded by Margrethe Shurz.

  • 1873

    1873
    The panic of 1873 causes bank foreclosures, business failures, and job loss. The economic depression that follows results in reduced revenues for education. Southern schools are bit particularly hard, making a bad situation worse.

  • 1876

    Merry Medical College is founded in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the first medical school in the south for African Americans.

  • 1901

    1901
    Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S.