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First Public School in America
In Boston, Massachusetts, the first public school was created. It was a boys-only school for 7th to 12th grade-aged students. This school was established to help students prepare for college. -
Northwest Ordinance
When the Northwest Ordinance determined the location of northern states, the ordinance specifically made sure education was a primary thought. They created specific lots for pubic schools and places to help fund those schools in each town. -
Common Schools Movement
Demand for universal free public schools began in the 1830s. It was specifically a demand for the government to become involved in education. -
Seneca Falls Convention - Declaration of Sentiments
The Seneca Falls Convention was a call for all different types of feminism. One of which was the advocacy for women's education, especially in upper-education. -
The Formation of the Department of Education
Although it has changed plenty since its formation, the first version of the Department of Education was created in 1867 to help establish quality schools. The information it collected during its first few years of operation are still in use today. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A monumental court case that fought the idea that separated schools were equal. The court case undid anything Plessy v. Ferguson did and mark separation as unequal. -
The Little Rock Nine
After the desegregation of schools from Brown v. Board of Education, the south fought against the new ruling. In order to get the south to comply, a federal judge protected nine high school students and allowed their entry into the Little Rock High School. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
Although specific types of workplace and educational discrimination were banned in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it did not completely cover gender-specific discrimination. This addition to the law covered gender-based discrimination in both schools and work. It also made school sports on an equal playing field when they weren't before. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act added standardized testing to public schools. It also required more certification of teachers. A majority of the act's changes were unpopular in the United States -
Every Student Succeeds Act
Signed by President Obama to revise the No Child Left Behind Act to give schools more freedom on federal exams and how certified a teacher should be. These were some of the most disliked parts of the No Child Left Behind Act.