-
The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in America
-
The Bill of Rights is passed by the first Congress of the new United States
-
Massachusetts passes a law making all grades of public school open to all people free of charge.
-
The brand-new Boston Public Library opens to the public
-
Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
-
The G.I. Bil of Rights
-
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-
Arizona State University officially becomes the second state university
-
The Civil Rights Act is passed
-
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
-
The Indian Education Act
-
Board of Education v. Pico
-
Emergency Immigrant Education Act
-
Proposition 187 passes
-
Outlawing bilingual education in California
-
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
-
President Barack Obama signs the 1.1-trillion dollar bipartisan budget bil