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The first public school was designed by the Puritan settlers.
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The Common School System was designed by Horace Mann. They were schools that offered free tuition payed by taxes. Unfortunately they were only open to white students. They did; however, set the path for public education, and were finished around 1900.
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This ruling gave parents the option to send their children to private or public schooling.
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This Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson making segregated schools unconstitutional, although not fully outlawing it.
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This decision by the Supreme Court made praying in school banned. Along with the later decision of banning the Bible in school it helped to create equality by not forcing religion down children.
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Helped to desegregate schools even further and end the major forms of segregation in the U.S.
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This ended discrimination of gender for students, helping to get women the opportunity to be involved with activities in school they may not have had the chance to before.
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This law by the federal government makes sure that public schools provide proper education to children with disabilites.
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This tragic event shaped the way public schools are now more aware of students and what can happen at any given time.
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This act set requirements for schools making sure that no child was left behind by forcing assessments.
