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1647
The General court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony agrees on creating schools in towns with 100 families. -
1790
Free schooling was provided to the poor only in Pennsylvania State -
1820
The first high school was opened in the U.S. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy was an individual who was 1/8 African American and Ferguson was the Louisiana judge in the case for Plessy, who overruled the arguments. Plessy was on trail due to a violation of the law in the state of taking a train. In 1892 there was a law of separate car act meaning that the blacks and white were segregated on rail cars, Plessy would argue that it was violating amendments. The court ruled that is was not violating the amendments if it was separate but equal. -
1945
In this year after WWII, many working class men were given scholarships for college education -
Brown V Board Of Education
Although slavery was abolished, many states still were discriminating against African Americans. Schools were still being segregated and it was unconstitutional keeping African Americans separate from whites. Brown's parents tried to enroll their daughter to a school that was much closer to their home but it was for whites. Due to push to fight against, the courts found to ban segregation of schools to provide equal education to all races. -
1968
Governor sends National Guard to block nine African American students from enrolling into a school that was whites only. -
Title IX
This landmark was a significant event in education because it was forbid unfair treatment based on a person's sex. This means that a school could not treat a person unequal in a class or participation of an activity. It gave the right to all students to equal opportunities and career choices. -
Education of all Handicap Children Act
Congressed passed the Individual with Disabilities Education Act. Public schools who are funded by the federal funding was required to provide an equal accessed education to all with disabilities. Schools needed to make sure to provide education courses that would be specialized for the students with any disabilities and for their parents. -
Plyler v. Doe
In 1975 Texas laws were put in place that schools could deny enrollment to undocumented students and the government would with hold fundings to schools who did otherwise. When schools lose their funding, led to undocumented students to have to pay to attend public school. While other children would attend school for free it sparked argument that it was unequal treatment.