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First School Established - Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School was the first public school in the United States. It was based after the grammar school in Boston, England. The Boston Latin School was a boys only school that was run by Philemon Pormont. This school prepared the boys for college, and had many well-known students such as John Hancock and Samuel Adams. -
Noah Webster introduces Speller
Noah Webster was a vital part of what education is today thanks to his contribution of the speller in 1783. It was only part one of a three part work, but it was called "The Grammatical Institute of the English Language". He provided this work because it was the first thing that was American. All of the other books their education was based off of had come from the British. This was something of our own and his work is still used today. https://youtu.be/GRBVNr-RXMA -
First Girls Chartered School
The first ever chartered school for girls was established in Philadelphia by John Poor. It was called the Young Ladies' Academy. There had been schools for girls to attend before this, however, this was the first one recognized and supported by the state government. -
First Public High School Made
School was becoming more and more popular in the United States which led to the first public high school in Boston. The school had 101 boys enrolled. -
Massachusetts Passes Compulsory Law
Education figures Horace Mann and Henry Barnard were upset that school was only made possible for those who could afford to attend so they pushed for free school that was mandatory for all children of Massachusetts. The law got passed and then by 1918 was passed for all of the United States, not just Massachusetts. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Plessy vs. Ferguson ruled that "separate but equal" was okay. Plessy was an African American man who refused to sit in the black car on the train. Plessy tried to say that he has rights that should be acknowledged. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDTqtyiNZk -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was a huge milestone in the Civil Rights movement. It ended segregation in the schools and worked towards making more equality for African Americans. -
Religion in Public Schools is Banned
Sharing and practicing your religion using prayer and the Bible used to be acceptable in the public school setting until this law change in 1963. The government decided that allowing these things was negatively impacting students and their peers in the school setting. Many found this unfair and a violation of their freedom. -
Title IX
Title IX was when women were finally recognized in education. There was no more discrimination of women in education and they were given the same opportunities men were. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This Act enforced basic skills testing in all schools for all students to gage where they were at among their peers. Schools had to administer these tests in order to receive funding. This supposedly would make sure that all students and their educations were accounted for.