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Shortly after declaring independence from Britain, Thomas Jefferson provides a comprehensive plan for public education with Bill 79.
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The Mount Holyoke Female Seminary opens with eighty new students and becomes the first college in the U.S. for women.
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The University of Iowa is the first state college in the U.S. to admit both men and women on an equal basis.
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The U.S. creates the Department of Education to help the states establish effective school systems.
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The Association of American Universities is founded to promote higher standards for U.S. universities. The main focus was to make U.S. universities as good as European universities.
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered to students. It was based on the Army Alpha test.
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The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles finds it unconstitutional to educate students of Mexican descent in separate facilities from other students.
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The Supreme Court rules segregation between white and black students unconstitutional. Overturning the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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The Indian Education Act establishes a comprehensive plan to meet the unique needs of Native American students.
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The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed to prohibit discrimination in public schools. Also, the act helps protect students that are not proficient English speakers.
