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First Public School- Boston Latin School
The opening of the first public school also opened the countries eyes to the possibility of a publicly funded school. Once this school opened more followed in Massachusetts, and then later more followed in the United States. Boston Latin School is the first stepping stone to public education. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/ -
Free Public Schools
The Supreme Court rules that all children must attend and receive elementary education. Public Schools are now offered for free, allowing all kids to attend school regardless of financial and religious standards. Source: https://people.howstuffworks.com/public-schools1.htm -
National School Lunch Act
Enabled all children to be offered lunch at school. Enabled the ability for schools to provide low-cost or free lunches to qualified students through school subsidies. Source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/history_5 -
Brown v. Board of Education
The decision to reverse a previous ruling during Plessy v. Ferguson, and realizing separate is not equal. An integrated public education now exists today thanks to Oliver Brown fighting for his daughter's rights to an equal education. Source: https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/index.htm -
Title IX
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in education. Allowing what we know today as the ability to be safe at school from sexual discrimination. This created an environment where more women were active in sports, and women in STEM increased. Source: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html
