Historical Timeline

  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance
    This act is very important for the change in education. It bans slavery in new states. This is good for the fact that it changes lives for those children who were in slavery. They get to go to school and learn new things.
  • Boston English High School

    Boston English High School
    This was the first public high school opened in the United States. This helped form education by showing that public schools are easier on parents. They also helped shape today's education by setting the way of schools today.
  • New England Asylum for the Blind

    New England Asylum for the Blind
    This helped change education in a sense for children with disabilities. Most children who are blind or have other disabilities may not have been able to get the opportunity to go to school and learn. This school helped those children learn how to read and write in their own way.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    This had a huge impact on education due to the stock market crash. Students were not able to go to school and learn the proper information they needed. If not all schools were closed, most were suffering greatly.
  • CompuHigh Whitmorte

    CompuHigh Whitmorte
    This definitely helped education greatly. For the students that weren't able to go to a school because they needed to help support their families. They will be able to do online school and learn.