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First public school
Around the early 1600s, the colonists establish the public to help children to read and write. -
Required school law
Old Deluder Satan Act of 1647 was created in Massachusetts by puritans. That required a local group of families of 50 and up need to hire an instructor to teach their children to read and write. The main reason is that they wanted the children to able to read the bible. Witch makes this law a religion reason, not an educational reason. -
Thomas Jefferson and school
Jefferson propose "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" to plan a basic education to the public and he wanted the school to be maintained on a local level, He wanted the student to learn "the laboring and the learned." to be ready in the society. -
First public high school
First public high school open in Boston English -
compulsory education law
Massachusetts made a law that would help poor immigrants enter school to help teach them how to live like the US. The reason is manners so they don't drag down society. It was kina a reeducation school. they have to kill their culture and replace it in American ways. -
compulsory attendance laws
Many states pass compulsory attendance laws to make sure that all student who is eligible to learn is to attend school. This allows any student to attend school instead of working in the farm or factory all day. -
Plessy v.Ferguson
Louisiana passes the Separate Car Act, which required to seared train cart to hold one white and the other color. one day Homer Plessy who was black sate on the white cart and got arrested which he plan to take the act to court. After all the argument the supreme court ruled that the act was constitutional saying there were "separate but equal". This causes other laws to be legal such as school being separating by color. which could make the student feel bad, not able to understand others. -
Minersville School District v. Gobitis and West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
In 1935 a student Carlton refuses to do the pledge of a legend because of religious reasons (Jehovah's Witnesses) the school expels him. His parent took it to court which they lost in 1940. later in 1943, there was a similar incident where two girls (the Barnette) refuse to salute this time the supreme court agreed that there allow refusing to pledge. This would help kids to feel wellcom to school knowing that the school can not force and discriminate students for religion or personal reasons. -
Brown v. the Board of Education
Many states have segregation laws that allow schools to be separated by color. Linda Brown wanted to go to a white school was a few blocks away, the school denied her because of her color so her parent took her to court. after all the arguments the supreme court ruled that segregation law was unconstitutional which remove segregation in school. This allows any student of color to enter any school they want without being denied by there skin color which helps bring students a better chance. -
Engel v. Vitale
In 1958, a public school made an official prayer for all students to say every school morning, those who don't want to pry need a parent signature. Many parents (different religions) took it to court claiming that it violates the Establishment Clause. They argue at the supreme court and agree that school can not make official prayer because of the Establishment Clause. This should help the student to not feel different to be discriminate, force them, and go against there religious beliefs. -
Higher Education Act of 1965
Higher Education Act of 1965 was passed in congress of a plan by LBJ to help create a system for low-interest loans and scholarships to help make college more affordable for people. -
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Four tinker family members went to school wearing a black armband to protest against the Vietnam war. The school suspended them seeing as a disruption of class and later they took it to court saying it violates the first amendment. After the argument, the court sided with the Tinker saying the armband is part of free speech to protest as long it didn't disrupt school. This can help the student to how they view in school and have a civil discussion of different points of view. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments.
Many boys in school were given more opportunities and funding that girls in sports. After seeing this problem Congress created a title to give equality to girls in school. They pass Title IX to let any student enter a school program, activities that received federal funds, and athletics to non-discriminate base on the student gender. After seeing This help girl students get funds and the same treatment as the boy does in sports to give the same opportunity of good scholarship and fun. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
EAHCA was an Act that makes schools give equal educational opportunities to student with mental and physical disabilities. Which before this Act many schools didn't have a plan and sometimes rejected students who hade disabilities. Its aims were one, special education services are available for them. Two that the service was fair. Three, help the state and neighborhood to provide education who has a disability. Fourth to assess the effects of effort of education. -
Pyler v. Doe
There was a law in Texas that all allow school to deny and withhold tax funds to any student who can not prove there US citizen. Some unnamed family called "Doe" sues the school and law to court. After the argument, the supreme court ruled that education is a right and it violates the Equal Protection Clause. This allows students with any citizen statues can go to school to learn, without school asking documents.
