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Higher Education in America
Harvard College, the first higher education institution, is established. -
The First Public Library
The first publicly supported library is established in South Carolina. Subsequently, South Carolina passes the first public library law. -
The Labouring and The Learned
Thomas Jefferson proposes a two-track educational system targeting two parts of society. Those that will labor, and those that will pursue academics. -
The Institute for Colored Youth
Formally called The African Institute, this is the oldest institute for higher education established for African Americans within the United States. -
Horace Mann School for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The first educational facility is established in Boston for those who are deaf and hard of hearing. -
Montessori School
The first Montessori program is established in New York. Two years later, Maria Montessori visits American and Alexander Gramm Bell, alongside his wife, found the Montessori Educational Association out of their Washington D.C. home. -
Little Rock Nine
Federal troops enforce integration as nine African American students enroll at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act (Title VII) becomes law. This mandated that schools provide bilingual education. It was later repealed in 2002 with the No Child Left Behind Act. -
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act
This Act became federal law. It mandated that free, appropriate public education, suited to the students individual needs, and offered in the least restrictive setting, be available to all children with handicaps. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
Bill Clinton signed this law into effect. This act prohibited states from offering higher education "in-state" tuition to those who were undocumented immigrants. This law created conflict with many states pre-existing laws.
