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Founded by 43 educators in Philadelphia, created to elevate the character and advanced the interest of teaching as a profession. It was created to promote the cause of popular education throughout the United States. Women were included to the group in 1866.
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W.E.B Dubois was an author and educator during the Progressive period (1880-1920). Dubois thought that African Americans should have access to a classical education like white leaders of society to create equality. They were taught to be teachers, craftsmen, businessmen.
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Linda Carol Brown's father tried to enroll her in a white school but was denied enrollment, which became a very well-known lawsuit. On May 17th, 1954, the Supreme Court reached an unanimous decision that separate educational facilities deems unequal. This is important because this gave African Americans the guaranteed safety of access to an education.
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This event is a very important part of the education timeline because although the governor of Arkansas tried to prevent the 9 kids from entering the school, they were offered federal protection to be able to get their education. This is important because this was a big step in equality for African Americans.
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Individuals Disabilities Education Act is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation, and ensures special education and related services, which is important to the history of education because it further supported the idea that everyone should have access to a free education.
