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First Public School
The first public school was in Boston, mass. It is known as the the Boston Latin School. And it was a boys only school. -
Birth of Teachers Union
The National Teachers
Association was created to
give educators a united front,
starting with just 100
members. Today the union is
the National Education
Association and has more than
3.2 million members. -
Plessy Vs Ferguson
This legalized segregation. -
Free public School
Everyone who wanted to go to school was able to because school didn't cost anything. Every public school became free. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This law was passed by the 89th United States congress and signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson. The act had been a far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the US. -
Title IX becomes law
This law prohibits discrimination based on sex. But it is known for legislating equal treatment and opportunity for girls in school sports. -
Box Top education Program
Box Tops for Education was started by General Mills in California back in 1996, after the company decided they wanted to create a program to help support education and benefit America's schools. -
No Child Left Behind
George W. Bush signed a law called No child Left Behind. This increased federal funding for education and ushers in standards based reform. -
Getting Connected
American schools have access to the internet finally! -
Race to the top
President Barack Obama’s Race to
the Top program ushers in a wave of
education reforms as states compete
for federal grants in the midst of a
recession.
