Timeline of Public Education

By mekenzieroyal

  • OPENING OF FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL

    It opened its doors in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635.

  • PLESSY VS. FERGUSON

    Separate but equal school systems for all. Legalized segregation.

  • FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    All states now have laws requiring mandatory school attendance for children.
  • SCHOOL LUNCH FOR ALL

    SCHOOL LUNCH FOR ALL

    National School Lunch Act expands access to school lunch by making available and low cost or free lunches to low-income students.

  • BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION

    Separate is not equal, outlawed segregation

  • BANNING PRAYER

    No organized prayer or bibles now allowed in public schools

  • TEST RESULTS REPORTED TO THE GOVERNMENT

    The government now gets standardized test scores from the schools

  • NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

    Increased federal funding for education for all students
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0--2nhsDorg