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Boston English High School Opens
The first public high school in America, located in Boston Massachusetts. Originally called The English Classical School, renamed The English High School upon its first relocation in 1824. Current building is located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. -
Father of the Kindergarden
Friedrich Froebel The first kindergarden opened in Blankenburg, Germany. Developed "gifts" and "occupations" to hep young children learn, believed children learned through play. -
First Montessori School in the U.S
Maria Montessori First Montessori school in the U.S opens in Tarrytown, New York. 2 years later Maria Montessori visits the U.S -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown vs. Board at Fifty: "With an even hand"Supreme Court of The United StatesRuling that " separate educational facilites are inherently unequal" , over turning its previous ruling in the 1886 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock School DesegregationFederal troops enforce intergration in Little Rock, Arkansas as the Little Rock 9 enroll at Central High School -
The Higher Education Act
TRiO Signed at Southwest Texas State College. Increases Federal Aid to higher education and provides for scholarships, student loans and establishes a National Teachers Corps. -
The Higher Education Act
Again amended and reauthorized, expanding access to higher education for low and middle income students, providing additional funds for graduate studies and increasing accountability. -
President Obama signs the 1.1- trillion dollar bipartisan budget bill
Safe from shutdown Restores some but not all of the cuts made to the federal education programs that resulted from sequestration. Its the first budget to be agreed to by out divided government since 2009.
