Education in the United States

By Bennett7298
  • Boston Latin School Opened

    Boston Latin School Opened

  • First Free School Opens: Virginia

  • The Printing Press is here!

    The Printing Press is here!

  • Massachusetts Law of 1647 passed

  • New England Primer is printed

  • The Ursuline Academy of New Orleans for Girls is Opened

    The Ursuline Academy of New Orleans for Girls is Opened

  • English Academy in Philadelphia opens

  • Bills discussing public education were brought to the Virginia House of Delagates

  • Bill of Rights passed

  • The Act to Establish Public Education passed

  • Modern Blackboard is invented

    Modern Blackboard is invented

  • MA passes laws requiring towns of 500 or more to have public high schools

  • McGuffey Readers published

    McGuffey Readers published

  • Roberts vs. City of Boston denies entry into public school on the basis of race.

  • MA passes mandatory attendance law

  • National Teachers Association is founded

  • Department of Education is founded

  • Modern Typewriter is born!

    Modern Typewriter is born!

  • Peabody Education Fund established

  • Dewey Decimal system is created

    Dewey Decimal system is created

  • Committee of Ten discusses ways to establish uniformity in high school curriculum

    Committee of Ten discusses ways to establish uniformity in high school curriculum

  • Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching

    Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching

  • Progressive Education Committee created

  • All states have passed laws regarding public transportation to school

    All states have passed laws regarding public transportation to school

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

  • Little Rock 9 attend school for the first time at a previously white only school

    Little Rock 9 attend school for the first time at a previously white only school

  • War on Poverty declared by Lyndon B. Johnson

    War on Poverty declared by Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Title IX passed

    Title IX passed

  • Apple Computer invented

    Apple Computer invented

  • American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009

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