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The General Court of Massachusettes decided that towns of 50 families must begin the elemantary school program, and that towns of 100 families must provide a Lstin school. The goal being that all Puritan children read the Bible and learn about their religion.
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The Continental Congress passes a law that all of the NorthWest Territory townships must reserve land for local schools. From the 'land grants" came the US system of "land grant universities", the state public universities that exsist today;
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Pennsylvania State Constitution calls for free public educationfor the poor families. It was expected that rich families pay for their childrens education.
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In 1820, the first public high school is founded in Boston, Masachusettes. The English High School.
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Masachusettes makes all grades of public schooling free of charge.
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African Americans mobilize to bring public education to the South for the first time.
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The US Supreme Court legalizes segragation, meaning all public schools would be segregated.
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In 1945, after World War II The G.I Bill of Rights gives thousands of working class men scholarships to college for the first time in American History.
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The Supreme Court unaminously agrees that segregated schooling is inherently unequal and must be abolished.
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All students areexpected to meet or exceed state standards in reading and math by 2004
