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Very First School In the United States
Boston Latin School was the first school formed in the United States! The school was formed to make sure that children learn to read the Bible and basic information about their religion. This event affected all Massachusetts children in a positive way to gain a basic education in their religion. Its a start. -
Pennsylvania State: Free Public Education
In 1790 Pennsylvania state constitution positioned for free public education for all children in families that could not afford to pay for an education. This meant that wealthier families still had to pay for their education. Moreover, this movement was made due to the countries motto of a free nation. This event affected families and children across Pennsylvania in a positive way because all children where gaining an education not just children from wealthier families. -
1830's Slaves Could Not Have an Education
By the 1830's everyone in all grade levels had the opportunity for a free education for the exception of most southern states children that their laws forbid teaching people in slavery to read. This affected negatively all slaved people. Disregarding law about 5 percent still become literate. -
Mexican War Ends
In February 2, 1848 the Mexican-American war ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This treaty established a Mexican border since Americans won/bought Mexican land. Additionally, this treaty guarantee citizenship rights to everyone already living in the area which were mostly Mexicans and Native people and it guaranteed them continued use of their languages including in education. This affected native people of the lands but at least they got the right to continue their language. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled against Homer Plessy. It all began on June 7, 1892 when Homer Plessy agreed to be arrested for refusing to move from a seat reserved for whites to the reserved seats for African-Americans. Plessy later fought and said that segregation of equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races was unequal and it only brought labels for others to discriminate. Impacting the whole African-American community. -
Educational Testing Service
ETS develops various standardized tests primarily in the United States for K–12 and higher; however, they were created to provide research "proving" that immigrants were feeble-minded. This shammed all immigrant students who were learning the English language. -
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled for Oliver L. Brown. This overturned 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which allowed for “separate but equal”. Separate schools were substantially unequal given that most black school had over crowded classes, untrained teachers, and not enough material to go around for everyone. Finally, this violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14 Amendment. Paving the way for integration. This favored all students of color. -
Title IX
Title IX is a part of the United States Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Also, it stopped the discrimination towards pregnant teens. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
Education of all Handicapped Children Act was a law enacted in 1975. This act required all public schools to accept federal funds in order to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day for children with physical and mental disabilities. Schools were required to evaluate handicapped children and create an educational plan with the parents input to determine what would be the best possible educational experience for their child. This act helped all handicapped students. -
Plyler v. Doe
On June 15, 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe ruled for Doe (group on undocumented children). The Court based its ruling on the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court found that the school district had no rational basis to deny children a public education based on their immigration status. This helped all immigrant children with no documentation to prove they are here legally. -
California: English Language in Public Schools
On June 2, 1998, California passed Proposition 227, which would make it illegal for teachers to speak Spanish in public schools. This proposition did not consider the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, targeting in particular Spanish students and denying their right to speak their native language at school with a teacher. -
Today in Education
Today schools are not perfect and many believe that the problems we faced in the past are still haunting us today. They are faced through demographics, teacher qualifications in certain school districts and subtle segregation. Aside from the past we are also moving into a new technological learning era where most of the learning is coming through a computer or with a device. In all, its so hard to accommodate so many different people and to make education a bases where we all agree.
