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Boston Latin school in Mass, opens it's doors as the first public secondary school. The school still teaches a "contemporary" classical education.
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Thomas Jefferson believes that democracy depends on education and fought for it's foundation through his time in government through his presidency.
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Horace Mann was a great cursader for public education paid by the government. He traveled great distances to create standardized school reform.
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The mantra separate but, equal stems from this supreme court ruling, which legalized segragation.
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Gary indianna first progressive school, took up two city blocks taught many subjects according to interest and rotated classrooms.
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All states have laws requiring mandatory school attendance for children through elementary school.
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Between 20% and 40% of schools across the country begin teaching sex ed, some under the title of "moral education" courses become even more widespread over the next three decades.
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The decision reverses Plessy V Ferguson, ruling that separate is not equal, and outlaws segregation.
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Soviets make history, launching the sputnik satalite installing fear in many Americans. Increased funding was put into these programs in public schools.
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Standardized testing is used to measure school performance, and scores are not reported to the government and public.
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The report, issued by President Regan's national commission on excellence in education, points to serve underperformance of American schools.
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A school shooting that occured on April 20, 1999. Two students murdered 12 students and injured 21 others then the pair subsequently committed suicide. The massacre has been reported as "the deadliest high school shooting in US history.
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Federal funding for education-pushes schools accountability. Opponents say it has made testing the focus of education, at the expense of critical thinking.
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All American schools have access to the internet. According to the National center for education statistics.
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In Dec of 2015 the senate approved legislation that ended No Child Left Behind Act. Sending signifigant power back to the states and local districts limiting federal oversight of educaiton.
