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American Education Timeline

By mwebb1115
  • First Free School

    First Free School

    Opens in Virginia!
  • First higher education institution

    First higher education institution

    Harvard College
  • Blackboard invented

    Blackboard invented

    Invented by James Pillans
  • First public high school

    First public high school

    Boston English High School
  • Public education for all

    Public education for all

    State of Massachusettes passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public education open to all.
  • First female superintendent

    First female superintendent

    Ella Flagg Young in Chicago, IL
  • AFT founded

    AFT founded

    American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
  • Transportation for all

    Transportation for all

    All states have laws providing funds for transporting children to school.
  • "Seperate but equal" abolished

    "Seperate but equal" abolished

    Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas
  • Smart Board introduced

    Smart Board introduced