Historical Events that shaped Quality Education in the United States

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  • First State to enact compulsory education

    First State to enact compulsory education

    Massachusetts becomes the first state in the United States to pass a law for compulsory education. The basis of this law requires every town to create and enforce a grammar school. This law allows fines to be placed on parents who do not send their children to school.
  • National Education Association is founded.

    National Education Association is founded.

    The National Education Association (NEA) is founded professionalize teaching in the United States. Link to the website: https://www.nea.org
  • First Kindergarten Created

    First Kindergarten Created

    Susan Blow traveled to Germany where she observed classrooms in which young children learns language, math, and science skills through playing. She then returns to America to open the first kindergarten in 1873.
  • NAACP was founded

    NAACP was founded

    William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois graduated from Harvard and was the first African American to earn a doctorate in the United States. He the went on to become the co-founder of the National Associaiton for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). A group of African-Americans who work towards full equal civil rights for blacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXi2lM7-NB8
  • American Federation of Teachers is founded

    American Federation of Teachers is founded

    The American Federation of Teachers is found to create better wages and benefits for teachers. Link to website: https://www.aft.org
  • Native Americans are recognized as US citizens

    Native Americans are recognized as US citizens

    An act passed by Congress makes Native Americans legal U.S. citizens.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court acknowledges that segregated schools are unequal and must be abolished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX9Dmo24_cc
  • Milliken v. Bradley

    Milliken v. Bradley

    The Supreme Court rules that schools may not be desegregated across school districts. Which results in legally segregation of students of color in inner-city districts from white students in wealthier suburban districts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDq8Y_h1tcM
  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act

    This Act created new government standards that students must reach or the school district may request federal assistance money. This program was created to help disadvantaged students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qk00niNQwA
  • COVID 19 Pandemic

    COVID 19 Pandemic

    A pandemic that strikes the whole world, results in countries shutting down their economies and businesses. Schools are shut down to stop the spread of the virus and classes go virtual creating a whole new wave of education. Link to website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html