TimeToast Timeline- Chapter 7 - 15 items relating to the history of education in America.

The first "free school" in Virginia opens.

1635

15 Items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Invention of blackboard

1801

James Pillans invents the modern blackboard. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Boston English High School

1821

Boston English High School is one of the first public high schools in the U.S. to open. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first school superintendent.

1837

15 items relating to the history of education in America. Source:
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The University of Iowa

1855

The University of Iowa is the first state university "to admit men and women on an equal basis." 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
Source:
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

The Department of Education

1867

The Department of Education is created in order to help states establish effective school systems. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens

1901

It is the first public community college in the U.S. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

The Progressive Education Association

1919

The Progressive Education Association is founded with the goal of reforming American education. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

1926

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered. It is based on the Army Alpha test. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

National School Lunch Act

1946

Recognizing "the need for a permanent legislative basis for a school lunch program," the 79th Congress approves the National School Lunch Act. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Everson v. Board of Education

1947

In the case of Everson v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court rules by a 5-4 vote that a New Jersey law which allowed reimbursements of transportation costs to parents of children who rode public transportation to school, even if their children attended Catholic schools, did NOT violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

The ACT Test is first administered.

1959

15 items relating to the history of education in America.
Source:
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Invention of e-book

1971

Michael Hart, founder of Project Guttenberg, invents the e-Book. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
Source:
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Texas Instruments

1972

Texas Instruments introduces the first in its line of electronic hand-held calculators, the TI-2500 Data Math. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
Source:
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

Usage of whiteboards increase

Period: 1994 to 1995

Whiteboards find their way into U.S. classrooms in increasing numbers and begin to replace the blackboard. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
Source:
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html