TimeToast Timeline- Chapter 7 - 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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The first "free school" in Virginia opens.
15 Items relating to the history of education in America.
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Invention of blackboard
James Pillans invents the modern blackboard. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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Boston English High School
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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Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first school superintendent.
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The University of Iowa
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.
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The Department of Education
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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Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens
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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The Progressive Education Association
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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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
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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National School Lunch Act
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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Everson v. Board of Education
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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The ACT Test is first administered.
15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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Invention of e-book
Michael Hart, founder of Project Guttenberg, invents the e-Book. 15 items relating to the history of education in America.
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Texas Instruments
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.
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Usage of whiteboards increase
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.
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http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html