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The first latin grammer school opened to sons who would go to be in church or court appointed jobs
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The first free school opened up in Virginia but for southern colonies people still got taught at home.
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Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts.
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Hartford Public High School opens in Hartford Connecticut. It is "the second oldest secondary school in the United States."
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Henry Dunster becomes President of Harvard College. He teaches all the courses himself!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and becomes the first academy for girls in the original 13 colonies/states.
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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.
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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.
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- Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools in the U.S., opens.
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The state of Massachusetts passes a law requiring towns of more than 500 families to have a public high school open to all students.
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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.
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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.
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Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S.
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is first administered. It is based on the Army Alpha test.
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The ACT Test is first administered.
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Michael Hart, founder of Project Guttenberg, invents the e-Book.
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The smart board (interactive white board) is introduced by SMART Technologies.
