20th Century Education

By Taylor R

  • raise money for school supplies

    North Carolina the women's Association for the Betterment of public schoolhouses was founded in Greensboro. The group was made of at least 200 women from the state normal and industrial college. Their goal was to refurbish and renovate schools and to raise money for school supplies and books for libraries.

  • Helen Keller

    Helen Keller becomes the first blind-deaf person to graduate from college

  • First female superintendent

    Educational reformer Ella Flagg Younge becomes the superintendent of the Chicago Public schools. She is the first female superintendent of a large city school system. One year later she was elected president of the National Education Association.

  • First Montessori in the U.S.

    The first Montessori school in the United States opens in Tarrytown, New York

  • training teachers for the feeble-minded

    New York University begins training of “ teachers of the feebleminded (dumb)

  • rules

    Rules were made for female teachers

  • first graduate program in adult education

    The first graduate program in adult education opens at teachers college, Columbia University.

  • schools in america start activities in panama

    Schools of the Americas starts activities in panama to train Latin America military in art of war

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education—was a case in which a black family wanted their child to attend an all-white school that was closer to their home. The ruling stated that racial discrimination of children in public schools violated the 14th amendment.

  • train teachers to teach kids with disabilities

    the federal government initiated measures to train teachers to teach children with intellectual disabilities

  • discrimination is illegal

    that discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is illegal. After this, things started to slowly change nationwide. The integration of races in schools, businesses and local communities started to become one.

  • WEEA

    The Women Educational Equality Act (WEEA) was passed.

  • Handicapped children

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed in 1979--In 1979, President Jimmy Carter created the U.S. Department of Education. It started operating on May 4th, 1980. Its purpose is to enforce federal educational laws, coordinate assistance to education and gather information from schools.

  • SMART board

    The SMART board is introduced

  • Compu High Whitmore

    Compu High Whitmore is founded,Claims to be the first online high school

  • Intergation of internet in schools

    Integration of internet in schools --By 1995 most schools had computers and internet use for students. Students were able to use computers and navigate the Internet for research.