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Boston Latin School becomes the first public school
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This college is the first college in the U.S. to admit both men and women. Oberlin college is located in Ohio
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The first Department of Education is created. https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/what.html
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On Columbus day, the Pledge of Allegiance is first used in a public school. https://youtu.be/Xi8MXIq_0t0
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The first Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is administered for the first time
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The National School Lunch program is created to provide low-cost or free school lunches to students through subsidies
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McCarver Elementary School opens in Tacoma, Washington, becoming the country’s first magnet school, which is a school that specializes in certain subjects and attracts diverse students from the community
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The first interactive whiteboard, which can connect to a computer, is introduced by SMART Technologies.
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City Academy High School opens as the nation’s first charter school, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A charter school is publicly funded but doesn’t have to follow state regulations.
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The first online high school, CompuHigh, opens
