The History of Education in America By Avacado05 May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown https://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/ Sep 8, 1636 Establishment of Harvard https://www.harvard.edu/about/history/ Jun 28, 1770 Quaker's Opens First School for Blacks https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/60/Anthony-Benezet Oct 22, 1820 Boston Latin School: First Public School https://www.educationnext.org/what-i-learned-leading-americas-first-public-school/ Oct 22, 1852 First Mandatory School Attendance Policy https://www.findlaw.com/education/education-options/compulsory-education-laws-background.html#:~:text=Early%20Compulsory%20Education%20Laws%20in,was%20still%20a%20British%20colony. May 17, 1946 Brown vs. Board of Education https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka Aug 14, 1970 Standardized Testing Reported to the Government https://standardizedtests.procon.org/history-of-standardized-tests/ Sep 17, 1979 Creation of the Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/ Apr 26, 1983 A Nation at Risk https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/130020/a-nation-at-risk-report.pdf Jan 8, 2002 No Child Left Behind https://standardizedtests.procon.org/history-of-standardized-tests/