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In 1776, the average lifetime school attendance was 82 days.
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In 1778, Virginia created an assembly so that students will be guaranteed to do three years of public schooling.
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In 1783, Webster published the Blue-Black Speller. It taught students about the U.S. inhabitants. -
In 1837, Mann found a system built for inequity so wealthy children could stay in school longer. -
In 1850, John Hughes, named Archbishop of New York, helped create a national system. -
In 1917, the Gary Plan was revoked.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.
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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. -
In 1930, Child Labor was banned which caused more children to go to school
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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. -
In 1945, Nava graduated and earned a doctorate degree from Harvard University. Nava's success defied the educational odds facing minority students. -
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. -
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.
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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. -
In 1974, the Choice Experiment was built to create small alternative public schools within existing buildings.
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In 1974, the bilingual education got a boost from the U.S. Supreme Court which helped publish nearly 70 languages for bilingual programs. -
In the 1980's, America's perception of the school changed. They opened the door for free market reforms of public education. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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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.