History of Education

By Kalinolson

  • Harvard is established

    Harvard is established
    Harvard is established in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Boston English High School

    Boston English High School
    Boston English High School was one of the first public high schools to open in the United States.

  • Free Schools

    Horace Mann pushed to provide all students with a free education.

  • Oberlin College admits women

    The first college to admit both men and women was Oberlin College.

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    The Supreme Court rules “separate but equal” policies legal.

  • Progressive Education

    Progressive Education strived to meet every child as an individual. John Dewey argued that democracy should be prominent in the classroom

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education
    Brown vs. Board of Education overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson. Brown vs. Board of Education took segregation out of schools.

  • ACT

    ACT
    The ACT test is first administered.

  • Massachusetts Education Reform Act

    This required common curriculum and statewide tests in Massachusetts. Many states followed and implemented other testing programs.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    The No Child Left Behind Act mandates student testing. It held schools accountable for how students learned.