Education TimeLine By EmilyStewart0714 Period: 1635 to 1635 First Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School) Period: 1635 to 1635 The first "free school" in Virginia opens Period: 1636 to 1636 Harvard College the first higher education insitution Period: 1638 to 1638 Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford, Connecticut Period: 1693 to 1693 The College of William and Mary is established in Virginia Period: 1727 to 1727 The Ursuline Academy of New Orleans is founded Catholic School for girls Period: 1751 to 1751 Benjamin Franklin helps establish the first English Academy in Philadelphia Period: 1752 to 1752 St. Matthew Lutheran School was established Period: 1785 to 1785 The University of Georgia became Americas first state chartered university Period: 1787 to 1787 The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia Period: 1801 to 1801 James Pillans invents the modern blackboard Period: 1821 to 1821 Boston English High School is established One of the first public high schools Period: 1837 to 1837 Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first school superintendent Period: 1839 to 1839 The first state funded school specifically for teacher education opens in Lexington, Massachusetts Period: 1854 to 1854 Boston Public Library opens to Public