Digital Timeline

By Kehamm02
  • Establishments of the First Public School:

    Establishments of the First Public School:

    The Latin Schools were founded, and were becoming the first public school in America. This was the start to education in our society. Resource: Ravitch, D.(2016). The death and life of the great American school system: How testing and choice are undermining education. Basic Books.
  • Thomas Jefferson Proposal for Public Education:

    Thomas Jefferson Proposal for Public Education:

    Thomas Jefferson strongly encouraged and pushed to get a system of public education in Virginia, advocating for free education for all children. Resource: Jefferson, T.(1779). A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge. Richmond, VA.
  • First Public High School:

    First Public High School:

    The first High School to be created was the Boston English High School. This marked the beginning of secondary education in the United States. Resource: H.B.(2020). The First Public High School in the United States of America.
  • The end of the Civil War and the education for Freed Slaves:

    The end of the Civil War and the education for Freed Slaves:

    The Freedmen's Bureau was established to provide education to formerly enslave different people and to expand access to education. Resource: Butchart,R.E.(2010). Schooling the freed people:Teaching, learning, and creating community,1861-1876. Univ of North Carolina Press.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson:

    Plessy vs. Ferguson:

    The Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation. This led to impacting educational access and equality for decades. Resource: Plessy vs. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
  • Brown vs. Board of Education:

    Brown vs. Board of Education:

    The landmark Supreme Court declared their decision racial segregation in public schools, leading to desegregation. Resouce: Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Acts:

    Elementary and Secondary Education Acts:

    This act was aimed to close the educational achievement gap by providing federal funding to schools serving low income students. Resource: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub.L.No.89-10,79 Stat. 27.
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:

    This ensured that the children with a disability have the rights to a free and appropriate public education.
  • No Child Left Behind:

    No Child Left Behind:

    This aimed to improve student achievement and change the cultures of America's schools through standard testing and accountable measures. Resource: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub.L.No. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425.
  • Common Core State Standards Initiative:

    Common Core State Standards Initiative:

    This establishment was a set of educational standards for K-12 students in English Language arts and mathematics to ensure consistency across America. Resource: Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2010) Common Core State Standards Initiative. Washington, D.C:National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers.