History of American Education

By marbledcat
  • First Latin Grammar School opened in Boston

    First Latin Grammar School opened in Boston

  • Harvard College Opens

    Harvard College Opens

  • Old Deluder Satan Act

    Old Deluder Satan Act

  • First printing of New England Primer in Boston

    First printing of New England Primer in Boston

  • First publically supported library opens in Charles Town, South Carolina

    First publically supported library opens in Charles Town, South Carolina

  • Noah Webster writes "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language"

    Noah Webster writes "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language"

  • Young Ladies Academy opens

    Young Ladies Academy opens

  • James Pillans invents the blackboard

    James Pillans invents the blackboard

  • Boston English High School opens, first public high school

    Boston English High School opens, first public high school

  • Catherine Beecher founds Hartford Female Seminary

    Catherine Beecher founds Hartford Female Seminary

  • Horace Mann becomes secretary of Massachusetts state board of education

    Horace Mann becomes secretary of Massachusetts state board of education

  • Elizabeth Blackwell is first woman to graduate from Geneva Medical College

    Elizabeth Blackwell is first woman to graduate from Geneva Medical College

  • Massachusetts creates first mandatory attendence law

    Massachusetts creates first mandatory attendence law

  • Boston Public Library opens to the public

    Boston Public Library opens to the public

  • Margarethe Shurz creates first kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconson

    Margarethe Shurz creates first kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconson

  • Department of Education is Created

    Department of Education is Created

  • Michigan Surpreme court rules that Kalamazoo can levy taxes for public high school

    Michigan Surpreme court rules that Kalamazoo can levy taxes for public high school

  • Dewey Decimal System is patented by John Dewey

    Dewey Decimal System is patented by John Dewey

  • First Indian Boarding School opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

    First Indian Boarding School opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

  • Ella Flagg Young is first female Superintendent of Public schools, in Chicago

    Ella Flagg Young is first female Superintendent of Public schools, in Chicago

  • First Montessori school opens in Tarrytown, New York

    First Montessori school opens in Tarrytown, New York

  • American Federation of Teachers is established. As well as the American Educational Research Association

    American Federation of Teachers is established. As well as the American Educational Research Association

  • Jean Piaget publishes "The Child's Conception of the World"

    Jean Piaget publishes "The Child's Conception of the World"

  • School busses must be yellow

    School busses must be yellow

  • Congress approves National School Lunch Act

    Congress approves National School Lunch Act

  • Brown V. Board of Education

    Brown V. Board of Education

    A culmination of several cases involving "Separate but Equal" practices that separated school children based upon ethnicity.
  • The first ACT test given

    The first ACT test given

  • Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges was the first African American child enrolled in William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. She was left alone after all the caucasian parents removed their children from her class.
  • Bilingual Education Act becomes law

    Bilingual Education Act becomes law

  • Jean Piaget publishes "The Science of Education"

    Jean Piaget publishes "The Science of Education"

  • Plyler v. Doe

    Plyler v. Doe

  • Board of Education v. Pico

    Board of Education v. Pico

    Ruling that books cannot be removed from school libraries because school administrators deem the books to be offensive.
  • Smart board introduction

    Smart board introduction

  • Colombine shooting

    Colombine shooting

    The Colombine shooting devestated the country and altered views on security, among other things, in public schools.
  • No Child Left Behind made law

    No Child Left Behind made law