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Latin Grammer school
The first latin grammer school opened to sons who would go to be in church or court appointed jobs -
first free school
The first free school opened up in Virginia but for southern colonies people still got taught at home. -
Harvard College
Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. -
Hartford public school
Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford Connecticut. It is "the second oldest secondary school in the United States." -
Henry Dunster
Henry Dunster becomes President of Harvard College. He teaches all the courses himself! -
Christopher dock
He was a mennonite and one of pennsylvanias most famous educator. He helped found a school in Montgomery and he wrote a book as well. -
Benjamin Franklin
He helps found the first english academy in Philadelphia. It had many subjects such as languages. It ended up as the university of Philadelphia. It was a very recognized school. -
Noah Webster
Noah Webster writes A Grammatical Institute of the English Language , consisting of three volumes: a spelling book, a grammar book, and a reader. These books up to this day are now used all over the US. -
Academy For Young Ladies
The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in the original 13 colonies/states. -
University Of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly. It is the only public university to award degrees in the 18th century. -
First deaf school
1817 - The Connecticut Asylum at Hartford for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons opens. It is the first permanent school for the deaf in the U.S. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc are the school's co-founders. -
First US Highschool
- Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools in the U.S., opens.
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Maasachusetts
The state of Massachusetts passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to all students. -
African institute
The African Institute (later called the Institute for Colored Youth) opens in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Now called Cheyney University, it the oldest institution of higher learning for African Americans. -
Elizabeth blackwell
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell graduates from Geneva Medical College, becoming the first woman to graduate from medical school. She later becomes a pioneer in the education of women in medicine. -
Junior College
Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S. -
SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered. It is based on the Army Alpha test. -
ACT
The ACT Test is first administered. -
E-book
Michael Hart, founder of Project Guttenberg, invents the e-Book. -
Smart Board
The smart board (interactive white board) is introduced by SMART Technologies.
