History of Education

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  • First Free School

    First Free School
    First free school was opened in Virginia.

  • Massachusetts Law Passed

    Massachusetts Law Passed
    50 families must hire a schoolmaster to teach their children reading and writing.

  • First Public School

    First Public School
    Boston English High School opens as the first public school in the US.

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson
    Court ruled that racial segregation was legal in schools.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

  • ACT

    ACT
    The first ACT test is administered.

  • Special Education Law

    Began education for all students with handicaps.

  • Columbine

    Columbine
    2 Columbine Students shoot up their school leaving it the deadliest attack at a school.

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    It affects what students are taught, the tests they take, and the training of their teachers

  • Walkout

    Students across the country walked out of school to protest gun.