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First Public School
In 1635, the first public school opened in Massachusetts. The school was called the Boston Latin School and was an all boys school. A Puritan settler founded the school and it taught grades 7-12. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
After refusing to sit in a train car for blacks, Plessy went to the Supreme Court with the claim that his constitutional rights were violated, so they made the Seperate but Equal doctrine. This promoted that everything the whites and blacks did was equal, but seperate at the same time. -
Free Public Schools
All kids are now required to go to school through elementary grade level -
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
Children can no longer be forced to attend public schools. They can also attend private schools as well. -
School Lunch
The National School Lunch Program is created for public schools to provide low cost or free school lunches to children everyday. -
Brown v. Board of Education
African American students were poorly treated and segregation was horrible in public schools. Although there was the Separate but Equal doctrine, there was not a lot of equality. -
Prayer is Banned
In New York, they authorized prayer at the start of each school day. The state did not have that authorization -
Title IX
This stated that "No person in the United States should be discriminated in any way because of their sex. This gave equal rights to women in many activities. -
"A Nation at Risk"
President Ronald Reagan questioned the education system and declared our nation at risk. American schools were high in underperformance. This was a turning point in America's education. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind law gave money for educational assistance for poor children, under the condition that they improved in their academics.
