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First Public School Established
Boston Latin School is the first public school. (in picture) It is also thhe oldet public school. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Ended legal segregation in public schools. -
Desegregation
That is when Brown v. The Board Of Education was passed. So thats when desegregation had started happening. -
Title IX
Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. -
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was put in place to correct the problem of discrimination against people with disabilities in the United States. -
No Child Left Behind
authorizes several federal education programs that are administered by the states. The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under the 2002 law, states are required to test students in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school.
