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The History of Education

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  • The Boston Latin School

    The Boston Latin School
    Boston Latin School was first public secondary school and was opened in Massachusetts.

  • The Slave Code of South Carolina

    The Slave Code of South Carolina
    [The Slave Code of South Carolina](teachingushistory.org/tTrove/1740slavecode.htm) was a law created in order to control the population of African American slaves. This included supervision while learning to read, write, and grow their own food.

  • The First School Superintendent Appointed

    The First School Superintendent Appointed
    The First School Superintendent was appointed in New York.

  • Department of Education

    Department of Education
    [The Department of Education](www.ed.gov) was created and provided information of education to the state and local educational authoriteis.

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson
    [African American Education History](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfjloahsoA8) [Plessy v Ferguson](plessyvsferguson.com) is the Supreme Court case that constituted the racial segregation in private businesses.

  • The International Council of Exceptional Children

    The International Council of Exceptional Children
    The International Council for Exceptional Children was founded at Columbia University Teachers College.

  • Scholastic Aptitude Test

    Scholastic Aptitude Test
    [SAT History](sat.collegeboard.org/about-tests/history-of-the-tests) The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or Scholastic Assesment Test, was first administered.

  • National School Lunch Act

    National School Lunch Act
    This Act was instilled and created a enviornment where there were low-cost and free meals available to specifical students.

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education
    [More History ](www.uscourts.gov) The Supreme Court Decision that "in the field of public education the docterine of "seperate but equal" has no place. Seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal..."

  • American College Testing

    The ACT was first administered.

  • Engel v Vitale

    Engel v Vitale
    [Student Made Video](www.youtube.com/watch?v=paGXYIWm-n4) The [Engel v Vitale ](www.pbs.org/jefferson/enlight/prayer.htm) case stated the official prayer in public schools is unconstitutional.

  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act
    [Video](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaRUca7FyAc) [The Civil Rights Act of 1964](www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/) banned the discrimination based on sex.

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    [The Elementary and Secondary Education Act](www.k12.wa.us/ESEA) focuses on equal access to education

  • Equal Educational Opportunities Act

    Equal Educational Opportunities Act
    [Other Equal Education Issues](youtube.com/watch?v=bNlLyEXvHGQ) [The Equal Education Opprotunities Act](www.educationjustice.org/federal./eeoa.html) prohibited racial segregation.

  • The Education for All Handicapped Children Act

    The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
    [IDEA Today](www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUn6luZQaXE) [The Education for All Handicapped Children Act](sitemaker.umich.edu/356.zipkin/the_education_for_all_handicapped_children_act) provided an appropriate education for childrens with disabilities.

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    [Waiting For Superman](www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5hLJDBm2pU) [No Child Left Behind](www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml) iis an act that stated states are expected to make annual progress and this would be obsereved through standardized testing.

  • Race to the Top

    Race to the Top
    [President Obama](www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNbDv0zPBV4) [The Ract to the Top](www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/fact-sheet-race-top) competition intended to spark reforms and innovation.