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Association of American Universities
this is founded to promote higher education standards to help compete with euopran counterparts -
Joliet Junior College
first public community college opens in Joliet Illinois -
Mary McLeod Bethune
an African American educator, founds the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. -
Ella Flagg Young
she becomes superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools, she is aslo the first female superintendent of a large city school system. -
Junior High
junior highs are created to increase high school graduation rates -
Ella Flagg Young
One year later after becoming superintendent she is elected president of the National Education Association. -
IQ
the IQ is born when Louis M. Terman and his team of Stanford University graduate students complete an American version of the Binet-Simon Scale this scale is then known as the IQ test -
SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test also known as the SAT is first administered -
ACT
The ACT Test is first administered. -
The Pen
Ladislas Biro and his brother Georg Biro patent the ballpoint pen -
Discovery based Learning!
Jean Piaget's book, The Science of Education, is published. His Learning Cycle model helps to popularize discovery-based teaching approaches. -
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Windows, is released, setting the stage for subsequent versions that make MS-DOS obsolete. -
Smart Board
The smart board , also known as the interactive white board, is introduced by SMART Technologies. -
report cards
the Higher Education Act is amended and reauthorized requiring institutions and states to produce "report cards" about teacher education