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Western territories were divided into towns of 640 acre sections. One was set aside for the maintenance of public schools.
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"Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." After, a section of each part of western land was reserved for education.
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The first all girls academy opens in Philadelphia. (the first in all 13 colonies!)
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It was the first university to give degrees in this time period.
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When the bill of rights passed, it stated "are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people." Therefore, education becomes a function of the state rather than the federal government.
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The first black board ever made.
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One of the first public schools to open in the US.
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They passed a law that requires over 500 families must to have a school open to students.
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The first US school for kids with visual disabilities.
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One of the most influential books in the century.
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is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with their European counterparts.
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The first public community college in the US.
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An African american educator who taught at Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach.
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She was the first educator who worked in a large city school system. After only a year of working, she was nominated to be the president of the National Education Association.
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To improve graduation rate, they made public junior high school.
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A non profit organization for k-12 was created to enhance learners.
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During the great rescission, lots of teachers faced low pay, or layoffs.
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Barack Obama invited each state to have flexible requirments for the "No child left behind." act
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He was an author for more than 2 dozen text books, and he died at age 28.
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minority students enrolled in K-12 public school classrooms outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians.
