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History of Education

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  • The First School

    The First School

    The first school was founded in 1635. It was the first public school and is the oldest existing school in the United States.
  • Yale College

    Yale College

    Yale College was founded by the Puritans in 1701.

  • The First Kindergarten

    The first kindergarten is founded in 1856 in Watertown, Wisconsin.
  • Department of Education

    Department of Education

    The Department of Education is created in order to help states establish effective school systems.

  • First School for the Deaf

    The first school for the deaf is founded in Boston.
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    School Attendance

    By 1900, 31 states had compulsory school attendance for students from ages 8-14. By 1918, every state required students to complete elementary school.
  • First Junior High

    First Junior High

    The first Junior high school is founded to help increase high school graduation rates.

  • Transportation to School

    All states have laws providing funds for transporting children to school.
  • The First ACT Test

    The First ACT Test

    The first ACT test is administered.
  • Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges

    First grader Ruby Bridges is the first African American to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. She becomes a class of one as parents remove all Caucasian students from the school.