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1st Latin School
1st Latin school to be founded. It was founded in response to the community's desire to provide an education that would prepare students for college and public life, emphasizing classical education with a focus on Latin and Greek studies. -
1st English Classical School for Boys
The creation of a public secondary school to educate boys with an emphasis on a strong course of study in the English language. Open with an enrollment of 101 boys. It was later renamed the English high school in 1824, to help meet the educational needs of working class boys who did not plan to attend college. -
The Compulsory Attendance Law
A law requiring children between the ages of eight and 14 to attend school for at least three months each year. It required cities and towns to provide primary schools that focused on basic arithmetic and grammar, and parents who didn't send their children to school could face fines, loss of parental rights -
National Teachers Association
43 educators from 10 state teachers associations met in Philadelphia to promote the cause of public education, and improve the teaching profession and increase the dignity and youthfulness of teaching. They wanted to make teaching more prestigious, standardize entrance requirements, increase pay, and give teachers more control over their working conditions. -
Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees
The Alvarez versus the board of trustees of the lemon Grove school district was a case that took place in lemon Grove, California with a Mexican American family including Gonzalo Alvarez and other Mexican American families who challenged the school districts segregation policy because they found that the segregation of Mexican American students into separate schools was unlawful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RClkveVsagw -
Brown vs Board of Education
The case was a consolidation of five different cases challenging the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools. These cases were brought by African American plaintiffs against various school boards that maintained separate schools for White and Black children. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education -
Association of Children with Learning Disabilities
It was established by a group of parents, educators, and professionals who recognized the need for a dedicated organization to address the challenges faced by children with learning disabilities and be able to promote understanding and awareness of learning disabilities among educators, parents, and the public. They had a goal of advocating for and supporting children with learning disabilities. -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
The passage of the equal educational opportunities act played a significant role in legislation and was aimed to ensure that educational opportunities are were equally available to all students, regardless of race, color, or national origin. The purpose was to be able to remove this combination and to ensure that students had equal access to educational opportunities and resources and prevent practices that may get students denied the benefits of a quality education. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with disability act was a civil rights law in the United States that was designed to prevent discrimination against individuals with disabilities. It aimed to ensure that Americans disabilities got equal access and opportunities in all areas of public life including employment, education, transportation, and public services. -
No Child Left Behind Act
In the No Child Left Behind Act was a law that was signed in 2002 that provided a means to give equal education to all students. The act aimed to improve student achievement and change the culture of America's school.