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Boston, Massachusetts
•the Boston Latin School opened as the first public secondary school [Link text[(https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/56733/A-History-of-Education-Timeline/) -
The National Teachers' Association was created with just 100 members. Today it is called the National Education Association and has over 3.2 members.
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All states made it mandatory for children to attend school through elementary
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Supreme Court ruled that children can attend a private school instead of a public school if they would like to. Link text
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The National School Lunch Act expands access to school lunch by making it available to eat for free or at a low-cost for low-income students
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This reverses Plessy v Ferguson and rules that separate is not equal, and outlaws segregation Link text
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Standardized testing starts being used to measure the school's performance
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex, but becomes known for legislating an equal opportunity for girls to play sports
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All American schools now have access to the Internet
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An influential OISE/Toronto research report convinces many schools to back off on homework, especially in the early ages
