Digital Timeline of Education History by Ashton Hurley

  • First School Established in America

    The Europeans first Settled in Saint Augustine now in the State of Florida by Spanish Settlers. The school was founded by Franciscans.
  • First Free School Opens

    This school was in Virginia. But most education in the southern colonies was typically provided by the parents at home or even tutors
  • First Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School)

    First Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School)

    Latin Grammar schools were for the sons of certain social classes and were to find those who would be leaders in Courts, state and the church
  • Boston English High School

    Is one of the First public high school the opens in the United States.
  • Department of Eduaction is Created

    Department of Eduaction is Created

    The Department of Education is created to help states with the efficiency of the public school systems.
  • Brown V. Board of Education

    Brown V. Board of Education

    This ruling overturns the previous case of Plessy v. Ferguson. This new ruling finds that having "separate educational facility is inherently unequal"
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    Happened when Federal troops had to enforce the integration in Little Rock, Arkansas at Central High School
  • Civil Right Act

    Civil Right Act

    The Civil Right Act become law. Prohibits the discrimination of Race, color, sex, religion and national origin.
  • No Child Left Behind Act (NCLM)

    No Child Left Behind Act (NCLM)

    This is a controversial act that Is approved by congress and is sign by President George W. Bush into law on January 8 2002. Mandates high-stakes student testing, hold school accountable for student achievement levels and provides penalties for school that do not make adequate yearly progress toward meeting the goals of NCLB.
  • The Banning of Critical Race Theory

    Several states pass laws that ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory and its tenets or restriction of how the topics of race and racism can be taught in schools. This is a very controversial as many believe that these topics should be taught in schools but to past treatment of different races with in the history of the United States