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First public school opened
This was the first of many public schools. Right now most of the schools are public but back then that was the first. It was the start of a very popular trend for parents to send their kids to public school. -
Harvard College was established
This was the first college ever and now there are a plethora of in every state. Now tons of kids go to college but before Harvard there was nothing of the sort in America. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This law enforced "separate but equal". This made it legal for there to be white schools and black schools. This law was later changed due to keep schools more equal in terms of supplies, funding, recourses, and teachers. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case ended segregation in American schools. They made the saying "separate but equal" unconstitutional. This was a major building block in reducing racism in education. -
Public schools have banned the Bible
Public schools could no longer have the Bible in their libraries. It was also illegal to teach religion in public schools after this event. -
Title IX passed
This law efficiently made girls and boys equal in every aspect of education and school funded sports. The number of sports must be equal for boys and girls. Discrimination was no longer allowed based on sex after this date. -
Congress passed Education for All Handicapped Children Act
After this law passed there was no more discrimination towards special needs children. That law also lead to many more laws to help special needs students in schools. -
A Nation at Risk
The nation was not doing good at all academically and this was a warning that things were headed downhill in education. This allowed the nation to look at and help education more than ever and schools are still benefiting from this. -
Columbine High School Massacre
This was a school shooting that killed 15 people and injured 21 people. The 15 people include the two shooters who committed suicide. This has changed school security and the feeling of safety in schools forever. It also has encouraged a lot more shootings in schools. -
The No Child Left Behind act was signed by George W. Bush
The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels. This really has helped the poorer schools and has made a huge difference.
