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The first Puritan colonial schools open in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. They taught Basic Reading and Writing and the Bible.
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The first public school opens as the Boston Latin School. It is the first public secondary school.
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This act allowed parents to choose how their children were schooled. Children could be schooled at home or in school.
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This English Academy replaced the Latin Grammar School. It maintins classical and modern curriculum instruction.
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The first girl's academy in Philadelphia.
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Horace Mann founds universal free schools which are locally controlled public schools. The first Kindergarten is also founded by Margarethe Schurz.
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The first public normal school in Massachusetts is founded. Its instruction is in general knowledge and courses.
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The birth of the teacher's union. The National Teacher's Association (now the NEA) has only 100 initial members.
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The Department of Educaiton is founded to establish effective school systems.
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Native American children are forced to attend boarding schools. These schools required them to speak English and attend church to try to assimilate them into Anglo-American culture. .
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The Supreme Court ruling that establishes "separate but equal". This legalizes segregation in schools
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This Federation was formed. It is alongside the NTA.
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All states pass a law requiring children to attend school through elementary grades.
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This ruling stated that children cannot be compelled to attend public school. This led the way to private schools.
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This bill provided federal funding for veterans to attend colleges and universities.
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This provided low cost or free school lunches to low income families.
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This ruling reverses Plessy v Ferguson. It outlaws segregation in schools and other areas.
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This law banned organized prayer in public schools. A year later, reading the Bible is banned. This set s a precedent for limiting prayer in schools.
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This act provided for federal funding to schools. It also outlawed a national curriuculm.
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This law outcome required that children who are reffered for special education services be tested in their own native language.
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Standardized testing that is used to measure school performance is required to be reported to the government and public. This causes increased school accountability.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on sex. It is most known for equal treatment and opportunities for girls in athletics.
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This act becomes a law. Section 504 of this act gives civil rights to students with special needs. It requires that accomodations be instilled in school for students that participate in its activities.
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This ruling expands the rights of students with Limited English Proficiency. It states that these students should receive an equal education.
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This is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This provides for a free appropriate education regardless of a student's ability. This safe guards services to special education.
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This is the No Child Left Behind Act signed into law by President George W Bush. This act increases federal funding to education and brings forth standards based reform of schools.
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This act is a reauthorization that requires schools to use Repsonse to Intervention as a means for early interventions for special needs students.
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This is the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. It was formed to benefit those with special needs and accomodations for the school setting.
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An initiative to have all states design a common core curriculum for all schools and entities within each state.
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This act gave 90 billion dollars to education for repairs and to prevent layoffs in schools.
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This initiative was signed into agreement by President Barack Obama. It provided 4.83 billion dollars for education reform. States are required to compete for the federal grants.
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This reauthorization of the NCLB contains requests by the U.S. Department of Education of flexibility on some requirements of the NCLB.
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President Barack Obama approves ten waivers from NCLB. This encourages many more states to file for waivers from requirements of the act.
