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The first higher education institution, Harvard, is established in Cambridge, MA.
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The Bill of Rights is passed by the first Congress of the U.S. The Tenth amendment gave the states power over education rather than the federal government.
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Horace Mann advocates for publicly funded "common school." These common schools become the basis for the modern public school system.
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Massachusetts is the first state to make formal schooling mandatory in 1852. Mississippi was the last state to pass compulsory education laws in 1918.
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The original Department of Education is created to help the states establish effective school systems. its main purpose was to collect information and statistics from the nation's schools. It was demoted to the Office of Education in 1868.
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U.S. supreme court rules the "separate but equal" law. Schools in the southern states have racial segregation.
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AFT was formed and joined the American Federation of Labor. They fought for things like better working conditions, better pay, and academic and intellectual freedom.
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Millions of Americans were out of jobs so property taxes and school budgets plummeted.
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Supreme court rules that segregated schools are unequal and must be abolished.
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Title IX banned discrimination against women in sports. Girls and young women were now able to participate in the same athletic programs as males did.
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ADA is declared law. It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
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The Columbine High School massacre left 12 students and 1 teacher dead. Because of this tragedy, the long-tolerated issue of bullying was addressed and in the 2000's, police officers replaced hall monitors for security purposes.
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World Health Organization declares COVID-19 as a pandemic. Schools close and colleges/universities stop in- person classes.
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