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The Boston Latin School was an all boys public secondary school, the first public school in the United States.
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The first kindergarten in The United Sates was founded by Margarethe Meyer Schurz in Watertown, Wisconsin. The kindergarten operated as a private program for many years until it was adopted into the public school curriculum.
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The Department of Education was first created thanks to President Andrew Johnson. Johnson created this department to collect statistics about the nation's schools.
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Schools across the nation are given laws that require students to come to school.
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Carl Brigham, a man who worked on Army IQ tests, was put in charge, by the College Board, to make a test that could be used to determine the intelligence of students.
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This Supreme Court Case ruled that all people, no matter their race, should have access to education.
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This program was started to help preschool aged children in lower income families get a head start on their education. This program was founded by Julie Sugarman.
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/about/history-of-head-start
Link to informational video:
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This act was to help students with disabilities be able to achieve the same level of education as every other student.
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Apple releases its first personal computer (AKA Apple I) and donates these computers to schools.
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SMART Technologies introduces the first interactive whiteboard. It was just a screen connected to a computer to be used as a large display screen.
https://www.sutori.com/story/the-history-of-interactive-whiteboards--5C5exCjBau8nH2en6pFXd5Ho -
The first online school, Compuhigh, opens to serve English-Speaking national and international students grades 9-12.
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City Academy High School opens as the first charter school in the nation. It was founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This school was originally started to engage with the community. The link below provides the many stages that this school went through.
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Connections Academy is established in order to provide high quality education online to students K-12.
https://www.connectionsacademy.com/history
Link to informational video:
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These standards were put into place so that all students will learn the core skills that they will need for their future.
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This act ensures equal opportunities for all students.
https://www.ed.gov/essa?src=rn
Link to informational video:
http://www.nysed.gov/video/essa-informational-video
