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The Department of Education is created in order to help states establish effective school systems.
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The first Indian boarding school opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois, opens. It is the first public community college in the U.S.
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Teach for America is formed, reestablishing the idea of a National Teachers Corps.
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In yet another case regarding school prayer (Santa Fe School District v. Doe), the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the district's policy of allowing student-led prayer prior to football games violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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The Minnesota State High School League votes on December 4 to adopt a policy allowing transgender students to join female sports teams. Minnesota is the 33rd state to have a formal transgender student policy.
