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School Attendance
In 1776, the average lifetime school attendance was 82 days. -
Virginia Assembly
In 1778, Virginia created an assembly so that students will be guaranteed to do three years of public schooling. -
Webster published the Blue Black Speller
In 1783, Webster published the Blue-Black Speller. It taught students about the U.S. inhabitants. -
Mann Found a System
In 1837, Mann found a system built for inequity so wealthy children could stay in school longer. -
John Hughes
In 1850, John Hughes, named Archbishop of New York, helped create a national system. -
Gary Plan
In 1917, the Gary Plan was revoked. It ended the work study programs. John Mitchel put the Gary Plan into action in thirty New York schools before it got revoked. -
Chicago Schools
In 1918, Chicago school students destroyed all their textbooks that were written in Germany. It caused 35 states to teach in English only and history courses that celebrated American heroes. -
Child Labor
In 1930, Child Labor was banned which caused more children to go to school -
Mexican American Students
In the 1930s, 2/3 Mexican American students in Los Angelos were classified as slow learners. They were basically considered as mentally retarded on the basis of the IQ tests given as early as kindergarten. -
Julian Nava
In 1945, Nava graduated and earned a doctorate degree from Harvard University. Nava's success defied the educational odds facing minority students. -
Orval Faubus
In 1957, the Arkansas governor, Orval Faubus, called the National Guard to enforce the law instead of allowing nine black teenagers to integrate Little Rock Central High School. -
a Racial Remedy
In 1972, a racial remedy was ordered by a federal judge. Suburban students were to come into the city and Detroit students were to come into the suburban. -
Dorothy Raffel
In 1974, Dorothy Raffel added her voice to a federal lawsuit filed by the Women's Equity Action League. It charged the federal government with failure to enforce Title IX. -
The Choice Experiment
In 1974, the Choice Experiment was built to create small alternative public schools within existing buildings. -
Bilingual Education
In 1974, the bilingual education got a boost from the U.S. Supreme Court which helped publish nearly 70 languages for bilingual programs. -
American's Perception
In the 1980's, America's perception of the school changed. They opened the door for free market reforms of public education. -
Low Income Students
In 1990, low-income students were allowed to attend private schools. The state will provide $2500 for each student to go to a private school. -
NY seek enrollment
In 1992, New York began allowing students to seek enrollment anywhere in the city. This allows parents to place their children in any school of their choice. -
Charter Schools
In 1997, Congress approved $80 million to aid in construction of new charter schools. Every state will give parents the right to choose the right public school for their children. -
Channel One
In 2000, one quarter of the nation's secondary schools were showing channel one. The first lady came and asked the students many questions and they got to quiz her also.