Pennsylvania state constitution calls for free public education only for poor children.
New York Public Society
1805
New York Public School Society formed by wealthy business men. They wanted to give poor children education. Schools ran on "Lancasterian" system. In which a "master" taught a big classroom, and students would pass it down to younger kids.
Boston English
1820
First Public High School opens up in Boston English, US.
Massachusetts
1884
Massachusetts Reform School open in Westboro for children who refuse to attend school would be sent off.
California
1905
U.S. Supreme Court requires California to extend public education to children of chinese immigrants.
The GI BIll
1945
The Gi Bill gives thousand of working class men scholarships.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
1954
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka court unanimously agree that segregated schools are "inherently unequal"
Millken vs. Bradley
1974
Milliken vs. Bradley ruled that there may not be any desegregation across the country,
Indian Reservations
1980 - 1989
Federal Tribal College Act establishes public colleges in every iNdian reservation.
California
1994
Proposition 187 passed in California, makes it illegal for children of undocumented immigrants to attend schools.