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The first "free school" in Virginia opens
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Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford Connecticut
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The College of William and Mary is established in Virginia.
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Quaker school for black students established in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania state consti- tution calls for free public education for poor families. Wealthy families are expected to pay for their children’s schooling.
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Technology introduced to the Classroom
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Boston’s English High School opens with 102 students The school is the first tuition-free public high school to teach no language but English.
The school is the first tuition-free public high school to teach no language but English.
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The first school for children with mental disabilities opens in Massachusetts
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Academics become a popular concept in the public school system
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The National Teachers Association is formed.
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The NEA announces its support of music education in public schools.
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Women enter the University of Michigan for the first time.
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Filmstrip Projector, Overhead Projector, and Education Television
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Maria Montessori opens her first school
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A sex education program is The National Education introduced citywide in public Association’s Sixth Yearbook high schools
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Thomas Edison said, "It is possible to to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture."
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School attendance becomes opens her first school. compulsory in every U.S. state
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The United States Congress approves the National School Lunch Act
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules schools segregated by race are unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
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Congress passes the Elementary and Secondary Education School Act
Providing aid to secondary and primary schools and helping educate poor children.
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Congress approves the Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Requiring states to provide free education for all children with disabilities.
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Microcomputers became affordable
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U.S. spending on education reaches $151.5 billion
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No Child Left Behind Act
It Allows the federal government to retain a role in public education but places the primary responsibility on the states when it comes to establishing standards.
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In 6 years social media has increased 26% there teenage social media users
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Three out of every four teens uses a mobile device to access the Internet
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Number of text messages sent each day increased from 400,000 to 4.5 billion
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Children spend at least 18 hours a week online
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78% of youth between 12-17 are cell phone users
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Social Media platforms have deeply infiltrated out society
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80% of teenagers use social media
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The cell phone is the most rapidly adopted technology.
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Live footage can be uploaded to Youtube within an hour.
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The evolution of teaching has also opened up to new technology opportunities
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