History of Education

First public high school

May 25, 1820

The first public high school was known as "The English high school" officially began in 1821. This was built to educate students with a value on a strong course of study in the English language. This event has lead to more public schools being built in the future. This helps with many young folks to get education needed to impact in the community.

1827 Massachusetts passes a law

1827

Massachusetts passed a law requiring all towns with 500+ families to have a public high school open to all students. This is very important because it is the start of the movement for free public education. This impacted the community of Massachusetts to later on make a greater impact for the young scholars.

1837 Massachusetts passes a law Horace Mann

1837

Horace Mann helped the state's public-education structure and established a variety of schools to train teachers. He was recognized for his leadership in transforming the country's public-education system. He was also a U.S. House of Representatives, cared for the public education. this impacted many young folks to get in free education.

Plessy v. Ferguson

May 18, 1896

This event all started when Homer Adolph Plessy refuse to give his seat, refusing to leave the car at the conductor’s insistence, he was arrested and sent to jailed. Plessy filed a petition against the presiding judge, Hon. John H. Ferguson, claiming that the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal”.

1905 education for Chinese immigrants

1905

The U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to the children of Chinese immigrants. By allowing this, California helped in a role of expanding diversity for all cultural. this impacted students mainly Chinese immigrants to have an education. Also lead a movement have more public schools to offer for all cultural.

The G.I. Bill of Rights

Jun 22, 1944

The bill was created to help veterans of World War II. By helping these veterans, the benefits included low interest mortgages and granted stipends covering tuition and expenses attending college or trade schools. This has impacted the veterans who risked there life. This helped many young folks or even adults to join the military to earn these benefit. Education was all paid for and one of the major reasons get in the action. This has helped the community to stay safe, keep learning.

Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka

Dec 9, 1954

This case was the consolidation of cases arising in in multiple states; Relating to the segregation of public schools on the basis of race. In these cases, African American students were denied admittance to certain public schools based on laws accepting public education to be segregated by cultural race. This problem had made education for African Americans rough, impacted them to not attend most public schools

Title IX

Jun 23, 1972

Title IX protects people from discrimination based upon sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. This had affected whom wanted to learn but didn't have money nor the federal assistance to help them because of there race. Impact variety of cultural people of all backgrounds, made education harsh before this Title.

Education of all Handicapped Children Act

Nov 30, 1975

This Act guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability. This law had a major, positive impact on millions of children with disabilities in every state and across local community's.

The federal Tribal Colleges Act

1980

This act was to provide higher education opportunities to American Indians through programs that are locally and culturally based. This had helped many family in many way. One being that the student wouldn't be leaving there family, also to have an higher education easily to transport. This helped by building more of higher education college to expand so that all native american can have higher education. this impact lead to a great cause for the native Americans.

Pyle v. Doe

Dec 1, 1981

This was a decision holding that states cannot constitutionally deny students a free public education based on their immigration status. Before this, many undocumented students were facing many troubles of find a school. impact several people of the community(mainly undocumented students).

Proposition 209

Dec 5, 1996

Prop 209 was intended to end "Government- sponsored discrimination" made to redress past discrimination in employment and education. This impacted anyone under employment or education, issued by any government programs. This prop lead to help other states have same idea to be implemented. this help the states all around and community upon discrimination.