History of Education

Catholic School established by Franciscan Order in what is now St. Augustine, Fla

1606

First Public School is established in Boston

1635

First Latin Grammar School established in Boston

1635

First Latin Grammar School was established in Boston

1635

History of Education

Period: 1635 to Dec 10, 2015

Salem Academy and College was created for girls only to attend

1772

First Spelling Book is created by Noah Webster

1783

First Spelling Book was Introduced by Noah Webster

1783

To learn more about this visit this link:(https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2544/Webster-Noah-1758-1843.html))

First All Girls High School is opened

Nov 1, 1844

Western High School opened in Baltimore

First School for freed slaves was opened in North Carolina

1863

First school for freed slaves is opened in North Carolina

Jul 23, 1863

Ruby Bridges is the first black child to be enrolled in an All White School

Nov 14, 1960

For a video about this:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Ufz2Y6sOY))

First Black Child was integrated into an All White School

Nov 14, 1960

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Ufz2Y6sOY))

Bible banned from being used in Public Schools

1963

Bible is not allowed to be taught at public schools

Jun 17, 1963

To learn more about this, read this article:
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0616/School-prayer-50-years-after-the-ban-God-and-faith-more-present-than-ever#:~:text=So%20what%20exactly%20happened%2050,prayer%20and%20Bible%20readings%20unconstitutional.

Individuals with Disabilities Act created

1990

To learn more, watch this video:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMndYNEGFA))

Individuals with Disabilities Act was created

1990

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMndYNEGFA))

No Child Left Behind Law Updated

2002

No Child Left Behind Act

2002

(https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml))

Every Student Succeeds Act created

2015

created to replace the No Child Left Behind Law

Every Student Succeeds Act

2015

Created to replace the No Child Left Behind Act