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First Pubic School
Massachusetts opened the first Latin school in Boston, making it the first public secondary school. -
Old Deluder Satan Act
This act requires that every town of fifty or more families needs to hire a primary school teacher and every town of one hundred or more families need to appoint a Latine teacher to prepare the men for entrance into Harvard college. -
Pennsalvania
Pennsylvania state constitution calls for free public education but only for poor children. It is expected that rich people will pay for their children's schooling. -
Chinese immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to the children of Chinese immigrants. -
Free Public Schools
All states have laws requiring all children through elementary school to attend. -
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test is first administered. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
United States Supreme Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Tribal Colleges Act
The federal Tribal Colleges Act establishes a community college on every Indian reservation, which allows young people to go to college without leaving their families. -
Smartboards
First smartboards made their way into the classrooms. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act was signed in my George W. Bush stating that schools will be held accountable for student achievement and penalizes schools that don't make yearly progress toward goals for NCLB.
