History of Education

By galivaldi7

  • First School

    First School
    First Latin Grammar School established in Boston. This began the importance of education in our country.

  • First public High School in the US, Boston English, opens.

    First public High School in the US, Boston English, opens.
    The English High School began in 1821 in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston with an enrollment of 101 boys. It was the first public high school in America.

  • Department of Education

    Department of Education
    Education in the U.S. received major boost: The Department of Education was established. This is very important because the Department's mission is to serve America's students- to promote student achievement.

  • Public Schools

    Public Schools
    Public schools were present in every state with secondary public schools, outnumbering private schools.

  • Economic Panic

    Economic Panic
    This depression hurt formal education. Multiple schools closed because they lacked the money funds to staff teachers and supplies.

  • Education System

    Education System
    In the 1920's the education system bounced back. Children were transitioned from factories to public schools, the Association of American Universities was created.

  • Brown vs Board

    Brown vs Board
    Segregation went to the Supreme Court - Brown vs Board of Education. This was very important in the history of education because the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in schools are unconstitutional.

  • Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges
    Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed. It's a program created by the U.S. Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families.

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    The No Child Left Behind Act 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.