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Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools
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Horace Mann becomes the Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education
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The African Institute (later called the Institute for Colored Youth) was founded in Cheyney, Pennsylvania.
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Louisville, Kentucky appoint the first school superintendent
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Oberlin College admits it’s first group of women
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University of Iowa is the first state university to “admit men and women on an equal basis”
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The first kindergarten in the U.S. was founded in Watertown, Wisconsin, by Margarethe Shurz
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Matthew Vassar found Vassar college “ a pioneer in women's education
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The Association of American Universities is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with European universities
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All schools provide public transportation
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered
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Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) School District: first desegregated school for Mexican- American students
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Mendez vs. Westminster and California Board of Education; ruled that separate schools for students of Mexican descent is unconstitutional
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Everson vs. Board of Education; public transportation for ALL students
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McCollum vs. Board of Education; not allowed to practice religion in public schools
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Brown vs. The Board of Education; end of segregation in all schools
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“Clinton 12”; African American students enroll in Clinton High School in Clinton. Tennessee
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Little Rock 9 enroll in Central High School
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First ACT administered
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Civils Rights Act https://youtu.be/y2TRl3lMr5k
