History of Education By opal3 Jan 2, 1635 First public Latin grammar school opened Mar 13, 1636 Harvard was founded Jul 4, 1776 The declaration of independence was signed Sep 11, 1776 Less religion in schools, and started the separation between church and state May 15, 1821 First public high school opened in Boston May 16, 1837 Oberlin college- Ohio established the first co-educational college Apr 7, 1840 Horace Mann was the first secretary of the state board in Massachusetts Jun 7, 1845 Irish Catholics faced discrimination for wanting to read their own bibles. so they created their own schools. Aug 7, 1846 The McGuffey readers became widely available, so they became the primary textbooks used across the nation Jan 20, 1852 Compulsory Education Act of 1852 Dec 7, 1856 the morril act Oct 7, 1880 Many people became comeing to the united states Nov 16, 1885 population kept growing and a strain fell on the education system Dec 7, 1887 technical schools emerge Feb 18, 1921 durring the Great Depression, schools faced a shortage of cash Dec 7, 1925 schools began to close and teachers pay was cut or eleminated Mar 9, 1932 Dick and Jane books taught basic reading skills Mar 8, 1952 schools were mainly still racially segregated Jun 8, 1958 The supreme court ruled that schools were not "separate, but equal." Mar 19, 1972 Equal opportunity in education act passes. Apr 20, 1975 Education for all handicapped children act passed Dec 8, 1987 schools emphasized reading, writing, and math Dec 8, 1991 Congress established the National Council of Education Standards and Testing Sep 17, 1995 computers played a minor role in education Jul 16, 2001 The No Child Left Behind act was passed Jan 1, 2009 Common Core State Standards Initiative was launched Sep 8, 2015 President Obama announces a plan to allow for two years of free community college Oct 4, 2015 Every student succeeds act was signed by President Obama