History of Education

By morganvasa7

  • First Public School

    First Public School
    Boston Latin School becomes the first public school

  • Oberlin College

    Oberlin College
    This college is the first college in the U.S. to admit both men and women. Oberlin college is located in Ohio

  • Department of Education

    Department of Education
    The first Department of Education is created. https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/what.html

  • Pledge of Allegiance

    Pledge of Allegiance
    On Columbus day, the Pledge of Allegiance is first used in a public school. https://youtu.be/Xi8MXIq_0t0

  • SAT

    SAT
    The first Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is administered for the first time

  • School Lunches

    School Lunches
    The National School Lunch program is created to provide low-cost or free school lunches to students through subsidies

  • McCarver Elementary School

    McCarver Elementary School
    McCarver Elementary School opens in Tacoma, Washington, becoming the country’s first magnet school, which is a school that specializes in certain subjects and attracts diverse students from the community

  • Whiteboards

    Whiteboards
    The first interactive whiteboard, which can connect to a computer, is introduced by SMART Technologies.

  • City Academic High School

    City Academic High School
    City Academy High School opens as the nation’s first charter school, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A charter school is publicly funded but doesn’t have to follow state regulations.

  • Online High School

    Online High School
    The first online high school, CompuHigh, opens