History of Education

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  • First Public School

    First Public School
    First Public School was established in Boston, Massachusetts. The name of the school was Boston Latin School. It was the first knew public school in the United States of America. This give children a public education without having a strict boarding school to go to.

  • Native American Forced Schooling

    Native American Forced Schooling
    Native American children were forced to go to boarding school, learn how to speak English, and attend church. This was the first know forcing children to go to school.

  • Free Public Schools

    Free Public Schools
    All students are required to attend school. Some schools have become free, so children can go to school. Children can now go to school for free. More children were getting a education and learning more to do in life.

  • School Lunches for All

    School Lunches for All
    National School Lunch Act expands school lunches to children with families in the low income categories with lower lunch cost or free lunches. These children now can have school lunches instead of going hungry all day.

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education
    Brown vs. Board of Education was in Toeka, Kanas. The Brown family went against Topeka Board of Education due to racial segregation on their daughters. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka

  • Math and Science take precedence

    Math and Science take precedence
    The Soviet Union started setting things to space. The United States of America was worried that they would win, but they wanted to win. So, over one billion dollars are put into advantage math and science skills in the Public Schools.

  • Schools Banning Prayers

    Schools Banning Prayers
    Engel vs. Vitale forbids organized prayers in the public school system. Then is 1963, the reading of bibles was then banned from public school system. This impacted children from practicing religion in school.

  • Federal Funding

    Federal Funding
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act gave funding to schools funding. This gave schools the money that they are not getting from the lower income families. This act gave the schools more funding.

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    It increased federal funding for education. It helped students increase learning skills in a safe educational space. Signed by George W. Bush. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoA08tUO0A

  • All Schools have connect to Internet

    All Schools have connect to Internet
    According the National Center of Education Statistics, most schools have access to the internet. This helped students grow their knowledge. It also helped teachers and students have easier access to many more events that some textbooks did not have.