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The famous “Ye Olde Deluder Satan” law of 1647
The court established the law of 1647 also known as the “Ye Olde Deluder Satan” law. The law required towns that had at least 50 households to appoint and pay for a teacher to instruct all children to read and write. Any town with 100 or more households was required to set up a grammar school and hire a teacher to prepare youth for university. These schools were the start of the public school system and would develop into the schools we have today. -
Massachusetts creates the first State Board of Education
In 1837, Massachusetts created the first State Board of Education with Horace Mann as its first appointed secretary of education. Under the leadership of Mann, an unorganized and differing series of community school systems became a unified state school system in Massachusetts and spreading throughout the Northern states. Many of Mann's idea's about public education are still believed by many today. -
Brown v. The Board of Education
Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark case in the United States Supreme Court. The Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This was a first time public schools were legally segregated and still remain so today. -
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, also known as Public Law 94-142, was passed in 1975 ans stated that children with all disabilities has the right to a free and appropriate public education with an individualized education program that fit their individual needs. This allowed children of all kinds to attend public schools and have equal opportunities with other children. In 1990 the act became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). -
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The Development of Technology and Virtual Schools
The of the Internet and its emergence in the late 1980's and early 1990's linked computers and technology to educational and this relationship continues to transform both teaching and learning today. Online learning is one of the fastest-growing trends in education involving about 5 percent of all students nation-wide. This means fewer students are learning in traditional classroom and as this trend continues, the traditional classroom experience will continue to change.
