History of Education

  • First Free School in Virginia

    First Free School in Virginia

    First Free School in Virginia
  • Young Ladies Academy

    Young Ladies Academy

    Young Ladies Academy opened up and became the first academy for girls.
  • Blackboard

    Blackboard

    James Pillans invents the modern blackboard
  • African Institute Opening

    African Institute Opening

    African Institute opened up and became the oldest institution for higher learning for African Americans
  • Mary Lyon

    Mary Lyon

    First College for women in the U.S
  • Oberlin College

    Oberlin College

    Oberlin College became the first college to become coeducational
  • Public School

    Public School

    The First Public School is opened
  • Department of Education

    Department of Education

    It was created in order to help states establish school systems
  • Deaf School

    Deaf School

    Boston creates the first public day school for the deaf
  • Children's Transportation

    Children's Transportation

    All states have laws providing funds for transporting children to school
  • Clinton 12

    Clinton 12

    Twelve African American Students integrate Clinton High School
  • ACT

    ACT

    The ACT was first administered
  • Learning Disabilities Association

    Learning Disabilities Association

    Learning Disabilities Association made for kids with disabilities for the first time
  • Coral Way Elementary School

    Coral Way Elementary School

    Cuban Immigrant Children arriving in Miami after Cuban Revolution. First Bilingual and Bicultural School in the U.S
  • Title IX

    Title IX

    Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education.
  • Mumford High School

    Mumford High School

    Mumford High School in Detroit becomes one of the first few in U.S to install metal detectors to improve safety
  • SMART BOARD

    SMART BOARD

    The Smart Board was invented
  • Columbine High School

    Columbine High School

    Two shooters in the Columbine High school shot and killed many students.
  • Sandy Hook

    Sandy Hook

    The Sandy Hook Elementary School was shot which led to hun safety measures that the senate blocked.