History of education timeline By Courtney Wright First
History of education timeline By Courtney Wright First period
establishment of the first public school april 23, 1635 boston latin school in boston was the first public school in american. started by rev. john cotton who wanted to create a school modeled after the free grammar school in boston, England, in which Latin and greeks were taught
Elementary Education Act 1870 set the framework for schooling of all children between 5 -12
Johnson O’malley act 1934 to subsidize education, medical attention, and other services provided by states to native americans
Desegregation 1954 a focus of the american civil rights movement. After the united states supreme court's decision in brown v board of education, particularly desegregation of the schools system and military
Higher education act 1965 strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities
Title IX 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance
The Vocational Rehabilitation act 1973 law that authorities the formula grant programs for vocational rehabilitation, supported employment independent living, and client assistance
age of discrimination act 1975 prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities that receive financial assistance to schools and colleges
department of education organization act 1979 strengthen the federal commitment to assuring to equal educational opportunity for every individual
national environmental education act 1990 promote environmental education congress found that “threats to human health & environmental quality are increasingly to complex
individuals with disabilities education act 1990 four part piece of american legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with free appropriate public education
improving americas schools act 1994 extend for six years the authorities or appropriations for the programs under the elementary and secondary education
no child left behind act 2001 close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice
technical education act 2006 maintaining the tech prep program as a separate federal funding stream with legislation
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