Horace Mann spearheaded the Common School Movement, ensuring that every child could receive a basic education funded by local taxes
The Freedmen's Bureau was established to help African Americans to read and write
The Kalamazoo School Case paved way for financial support for high schools
The American Federation of Teachers was founded that primarily represents teachers
Every state had a compulsory school attendance law
Brown vs Board of Education lead to the declaration of state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional
Integration of Central High School when nine African American students entered the school after violence ensued preventing them to enter
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) first came into being
The first charter school in the U.S. was opened in Minnesota
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was signed into law by President Bush
