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1635 Free School
The first "free school" in Virginia opens. However, education in the Southern colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors. -
The first Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School)
Designed for sons of certain social classes who are expected to fill leadership positions in church, state, or court. (Prepared them for entrance test to Harvard) -
1647 Old Deluder Satan Act
The Massachusetts Law of 1647, also known as the Old Deluder Satan Act, is passed. It decrees that every town of at least 50 families hire a schoolmaster who would teach the town's children to read and write and that all towns of at least 100 families should have a Latin grammar school master who will prepare students to attend Harvard College. -
Harvard College Established
Harvard college was the first higher educational institute(college) established. Its located in Cambridge Massachusetts ,United states. -
African American Education
The New York African Free School was created by a group of wealthy white men dedicated to advocating for
African Americans. The school was to educate black children to take their place as equals to white U.S. citizens -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the newly formed Massachusetts State Board of Education. Mann works tirelessly for increased funding of public schools and better training for teachers. his belief in the importance of free, universal public education gains a national audience. -
American Federation of Teachers founded
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is founded. So is the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. -
G.I. Bill
The G.I. Bill officially known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, is signed by FDR on June 22. Some 7.8 million World War II veterans take advantage. More than two-million attend colleges or universities, nearly doubling the college population. About 238,000 become teachers. Because the law provides the same opportunity to every veteran, regardless of background, the long-standing tradition that a college education was only for the wealthy is broken. -
1931-1946 Court
Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove (California) becomes the first successful school desegregation court case in the US. It forbids the school district from placing Mexican-American children in a separate "Americanization" school. Educating children of Mexican descent in separate facilities is unconstitutional -
1963 Court Prayer & Religion
In the cases of School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett, the U. S. Supreme Court reaffirms Engel vs. Vitale by ruling that "no state law or school board may require that passages from the Bible be read or that the Lord's Prayer be recited in the public schools . . . even if individual students may be excused from attending or participating . . ." This basically took religion back out of the classroom with this ruling. -
2012 NCLB Update
President Barack Obama announces that the applications of ten states seeking waivers from some of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind law were approved. New Mexico's application is approved a few days later, bringing the number of states receiving waivers to 11. An additional 26 states applied for waivers in late February
