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The Foundation of the Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts's was the first public school in the United States. It is now the oldest school to exist in the United States. -
Foundation of Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy was founded by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula as the first women's and first Catholic school in America. It was the first free school for women and the first school to teach people of color, and the first -
Foundation of the Columbian Normal School
The Columbian School first private normal school, a two-year institution dedicated to training teachers, founded in the United States. It was founded by Reverend Samuel Read Hall in Concord, Vermont. -
Foundation of The Normal School in Lexington
The Normal School in Lexington, Massachusetts was the first public normal school founded in the United States. It is now known as Framingham State University. -
The Foundation of the National Education Association
The National Education Association (NEA) was founded in Philadelphia, PA as the first teachers' union in the United States. 43 educators were involved in it's formation. Today, it is the largest teachers' union in the United States. -
Establishment of the Fort Simcoe Boarding School
Fort Simcoe is established on the Yakama Indian Reservation as the first on-reservation Native American boarding school. -
Establishment of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School is established in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as the off-reservation, federally run Native American boarding school in the United States. It was the blueprint for how many other Native boarding schools were operated in years to come. -
Brown vs. The Board of Education
The case started in 1951 when a school in Topeka, Kansas refused to enroll the daughter of a local African-American man, Oliver Brown. Brown teamed up with other local African-American families to file a lawsuit through the U.S. Supreme court. The court ruled unanimously (9-0) that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, even if the segregated school was equal in quality, which partially overruled 1896's Plessy vs. Ferguson case. -
Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act was enacted in 1965 by the 89th U.S. Congress under Lyndon B. Johnson. It introduced federal student aid which allowed an increased number of Americans access to higher education. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed in 1975 to make free and quality education available to eligible disabled students. It was amended once in 1986 to include younger students. Eventually, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was passed in 1990, which expanded upon definitions and rephrased "handicapped" to "disabled". This act was amended once in 1997.