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The Boston Latin School is oldest school in North America.
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The New England Primer was the first popular textbook used in North America. It was used to teach the alphabet along with basic religious studies.
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The first state run normal school located in Lexington, Massachusetts started moving education away from the control of parents.
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The Morrill Land Grant Act gave land to colleges. This led to more funding for agricultural and applied science education.
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The groundbreaking decision of the supreme court on the national case let to the integration of African Americans into white school system. It was no longer "separate but equal".
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The Little Rock 9 were the first African American Students to be integrated into an all white school.
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The Higher Education Act of 1965 was passed to help make college more affordable to students. It increased the amount the federal government could financially assist students.
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A Nation at Risk was a report done by the National Commission of Excellence in Education. It paved the way for a large reform movement in education.
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The Columbine School Massacre was the worst school shooting up to the point it happened. It changed the way schools looked at student safety
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No Child Left Behind was a federal act that increased the federal role in education. It was made to keep schools up to certain standards and ended up being highly controversial.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
