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The first public tax-payer school was opened in Boston, Massachusetts is known as the Boston Latin School. It was a boys-only public secondary school and it was modeled after the Free Grammar School of Boston, England.
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The law ensured that a community with fifty households or more would teach the children to read and write. By mandating means that colonial citizens were able to form their own relationships with scripture.
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This movement provided all students, regardless of background and social class, free education. Horace Mann, the secretary of the Massachusetts state board of education, was the one credited to the movement.
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A standardized high school curriculum was formed by the National Education Association.
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The United States Supreme Court passed the case which made segregated schools illegal.
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Everett Frankin Lindquist gave the first ACT test as a competition to the SAT. It consisted of 4 different tests: Math, Reading, English, and Science.
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This act was reauthorized and required institutions to produce report cards about teacher's education performance. This was another attempt to unify the education experience in America.
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This law was signed by President George W. Bush. It was made to prevent disadvantages to minority students compared to majority students. It made education equal for everyone.
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This act provided more than 90-billion dollars for education. This helped prevent layoffs in school districts. It also helped schools repair and modernize schools so the student's educational experience better.
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This initiative was created to provide a consistent and clear understanding of what is expected of students. It was made so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help the students.
