Changes in Public Education By Abyrnes Jan 1, 1836 Horace Mann appointed as secretary to Massachusetts Board of Education Jan 1, 1897 First teachers' labor union founded by Margaret Haley and Catherine Goggin May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas prohibits school segregation Jun 23, 1972 Title IX supplemented by Women's Educational Equity Act Jan 23, 2001 Congress passes No Child Left Behind Act