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Common schools started in 1830 created by Horace Mann and were funded by tax payers. The cost was free for only white children to attend.
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The Supremes Court's ruling in Plessy effectively established the "separate" facilities for blacks and white Americans were constitutional as long as they were "equal". This started an era of legally sectioned racial segregation.
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The International council for Exceptional children is founded at Columbia University of Teachers College. The CEC is the largest foundation for children with special needs, disabilities and talents.
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With the stalk market crashing the United States begins the Great Depression, our economy is devastated. Public Education funding suffers greatly that results into schools closing, teachers getting laid off, and salaries get lowered.
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The New Jersey Law authorized reimbursement by local school boards of the costs of transportation to and from schools, including public and private schools
