History of American Education

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  • the first Latin Grammar School established

  • The first "free school" in Virginia opens

  • Thomas Jefferson authors Bill 79: "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge

    Thomas Jefferson authors Bill 79: "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge

  • - The University of Georgia becomes "America's first state-chartered university."

    - The University of Georgia becomes "America's first state-chartered university."

  • The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in the original 13 colonies/states.

  • James Pillans invents the modern blackboard

    James Pillans invents the modern blackboard

  • Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools in the U.S., opens

  • Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education

    Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education

  • Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first school superintendent

  • The African Institute opens in Cheyney, Pennsylvania

  • Massachusetts Supreme Court rules that the Boston Public Schools can deny enrollment of African American children to segregated, "whites-only" schools

  • - The National Teachers Association is founded

    - The National Teachers Association is founded

  • The Second Morrill Act is enacted

    The Second Morrill Act is enacted

  • Stanford University is founded

    Stanford University is founded

  • John Dewey's Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education is published

    John Dewey's Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education is published

  • The Progressive Education Association is founded

  • The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered

    The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered

  • McCollum v. Board of Education

    , the Supreme Court rules that schools cannot allow "released time" during the school day which allows students to participate in religious education in their public school classrooms.

  • The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed.

  • Parkland, Florida

    Parkland, Florida

    Nicholas Cruz is charged with 17 counts of murder in yet another horrific school massacre. This attack, that occurred February 14th in Parkland, Florida, brings the total number of school shooting incidents for this year to 18

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