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First Academy for Girls Opens
For the first time girls are given a chance to learn basic skills; it leads to many more learning opportunities for girls. This will eventually lead to the equal rights of men and women in present day. -
Common Schools
Common Schools emerged in the 18th century. These schools educated students of all ages in one room with one teacher. Students could not attend these schools for free, so parents had to pay tuition. This tuition provided housing for the school teacher, and contributed other commodities in exchange for their children being allowed to attend the school. -
Homestead Act
President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Homestead Act, a program designed to grant public land to small farmers at low cost. The act gave 160 acres of land to the head of a household who was and 21 years or older.They had to live there for five years.
This wave of immigration forced changes in the nation's schools. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court's ruling effectively established the rule " separate but equal." This meant that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal". This ushered in an era of legal racial segregation. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The decision reversed Plessy v. Ferguson, ruling that separate is not equal, and outlaws segregation. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This provides federal funding to primary and secondary education, with funds authorized for professional development. This includes instructional materials, resources to support educational programs, and parental involvement promotion. The act emphasizes equal access to education, aiming to shorten the achievement gaps between students by providing federal funding to support schools with children from impoverished families. -
Title IX
Title 9 stated that no person can be excluded from a school program on the basis of their sex. This gave rise to more women athletics and other opportunities which previously were not granted. -
Plyler vs. Doe
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that Texas law denying access to public education for undocumented school-age children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The ruling also found that school districts cannot charge tuition fees for the education of these children. -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This law ensures that special needs students receive appropriate free public education in the least restrictive environment necessary to meet those students' needs. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act set new government test standards that students must reach for the school district may face federal assistance money. This program was set in to help disadvantaged students reach the same goals as advantaged students.
