Alyssa's Timeline

The Bill of Rights was passed by Congress. Even though there was mention of education in any of the amendments, the tenth amendment to the Constitution states powers not delegated to the federal government "are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people. This is when education became a function of the state rather than the federal government,

The Boston English High School, is the first public high school in American. It was originally called The English Classical School, but was renamed after its first relocation in 1824. It was created because the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association was urging it. The school was modeled after the Royal High School in Edinburgh, Scotland. The school committee that established the English High School was chaired by Samuel Adams Wells, grandson of Samuel Adams.

Horace Mann was named secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. He overhauled the state's public-education system and established a series of schools to train teachers. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives and served as president of Antioch College in Ohio until he died in 1859. Mann is recognized for his leadership in transforming the country's public-education system.

On July 3rd of 1839, three women went to Lexington Massachusetts, with hopes of attending the first state funded school specifically created for public teacher education. At that time they were referred to as "normal schools." After the women took an exam that determined they were well educated in the subjects taught by the ordinary school district, they were granted admission.

During the summer of 1857, forty-three teachers gathered in Philadelphia. They created the National Teachers Association, now known as the National Education Association.

The Department of Education was created in 1867 to collect information on schools and teaching that would help the States establish more effective school systems.

The Supreme Court's Ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson established "separate but equal." Meaning that separate facilities (schools, restaurants, bathrooms, etc.) were constitutional as long as they were "equal."

This law brought education into the forefront of the national assault on poverty and represented a landmark commitment to equal access to quality education. ESEA is an extensive statute that funds primary and secondary education, emphasizing high standards and accountability. As Part of President Johnson's war on poverty, the ESEA started Head Start, gave free lunches to those and need, and gave greater attention to special education. This allowed continued opportunity for education.

Title IX protects people based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush's education-reform bill, was signed into law on Jan. 8, 2002. It dramatically increases the role of the federal government in guaranteeing the quality of public education for all children in the United States with an emphasis on increased funding for poor school districts, higher achievement for poor and minority students, and new measures to hold schools accountable for their students' progress and in the process dramatically expands the role of standardized testing in American public education, requiring that students in grades 3 through 8 be tested every year in reading and math.