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First Public School
Boston, Massachusetts
•the Boston Latin School opened as the first public secondary school [Link text[(https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/56733/A-History-of-Education-Timeline/) -
Birth of Teachers' Union
The National Teachers' Association was created with just 100 members. Today it is called the National Education Association and has over 3.2 members. -
Free Public Schools
All states made it mandatory for children to attend school through elementary -
Pierce v Society of Sisters
Supreme Court ruled that children can attend a private school instead of a public school if they would like to. Link text -
School Lunch for All
The National School Lunch Act expands access to school lunch by making it available to eat for free or at a low-cost for low-income students -
Brown v Board of Education
This reverses Plessy v Ferguson and rules that separate is not equal, and outlaws segregation Link text -
Test Results Reported to Government
Standardized testing starts being used to measure the school's performance -
Title IX Becomes Law
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex, but becomes known for legislating an equal opportunity for girls to play sports -
Getting Connected
All American schools now have access to the Internet -
The Homework Backlash
An influential OISE/Toronto research report convinces many schools to back off on homework, especially in the early ages
