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First Latin School established in the United States
In the 1635, the very first school that opened was The Boston Latin School. It was located in Boston, Massachusetts and was known as just a boys public school. This school taught languages like Greek and Latin. The school has moved around and still is a public school in today's world, they teach 7-12 grade students. -
The first academy for women opens in Philadelphia
John Poor created the first ever academy for woman and was established in the city of Philadelphia in 1787. It was to push for women's higher education. This academy was paid for and sponsored by members of a group called the Society of Friends. Source:https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/womens-education/#:~:text=John%20Poor%20(1752%2D1829),where%20the%20Constitution%20was%20written. -
Massachusetts signs off on the attendance law for schools
Massachusetts was the first state to create the attendance law for students. Making all kids attend school and teachers to keep track of their attendance. If they didn't show or were skipping, they put penalties for those students that didn't come to school on a regular basis. One of the penalties was a fine that was no bigger than $20.00. Source: https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/compulso.html -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Plessy v. Ferguson was a decision by the Supreme Court about racial segregation in an argument. In 1892, Homer Plessy was an African American refusing to ride in a car with a bunch of blacks. The case then went to the court to convince him that it was against his right as a citizen. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson#:~:text=Sources-,Plessy%20v.,in%20a%20car%20for%20blacks. -
Men and Women Teaching
In the 1930s, men and women were able to take up the job for teaching and changed history. Women back then were a majority of teaching in all levels of education. A change to the economy left many opportunities for teaching positions around towns and had a high demand. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education was another Supreme Court case that was similar to Plessy v. Ferguson. Public schools were being racial and not equal to children in 1954. After many more incidences of racial segregation. The Brown v. Board of Education won on May 17, 1954, and ruled that it was unconstitutional in the end. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Act was developed in 1965 and was established by the United States Department of Education. They wanted to fund schools that had students with low-income families. They bought books and textbooks for private and public schools. Started funding different preschool programs around the country and helped with special education in public schools. source:https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-of-1965/ -
Title IX
The Department of Education insured Title IX in 1972 for the right for all people to not be discriminated on their sex. Nobody in the United States should be based on what sex you are. This act protects citizens from discrimination in educational and sports activities, also could receive Federal assistance with aid. Source: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html -
Congress passes Handicapped Children Act
In 1975, Congress passed the Handicapped Children Act to ensure that everybody can get a good education. This act made all the public schools in the United States accept funds to help out kids that have disabilities in a physical or mental way. Teachers were required to create a plan with the parent of that child and make sure services are provided to kids who need help. Source: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/94/s6/summary -
Congress passed No Child Left Behind Movement
In 2001, congress passed the law in which No Child will be left behind and it was signed by President George W. Bush. This pushed for holding schools across the United States responsible for teaching students at a high level. Math, reading, science, and social studies were the most important subjects to test over. Congress had guidelines like under average, proficient, advanced to see where the kids were in school districts.
