History of Education

Schools being required to be built

Jan 1, 1647

Law passed to make towns hire teachers if they have 50 or more families with kids

Common Schools

Jan 1, 1830

This act was added to make schools free of tuition by raising property taxes allowing all students to go to school.

Oberlin College

Jan 1, 1833

First college to admit both males and females

National Teacher Association

Feb 15, 1857

The national teacher association was created to protect teacher and give standers. This was later renamed the NEA

Standerdized Curriculum

Jan 1, 1892

Group of ten made standards for curriculum in American Schools

SAT

1926

First Scholastic Aptitude Test was administered

Brown Vs. Board of Education

1954

Court case made segregated schools illegal

ACT

1959

First ACT test was administered by Everett Lindquist

Computer

1976

Apple I was created and donated to schools for students to use

Calculator

1990

TI 81 was created by Texas Instruments and later models are still used