Bishop Patrick Henry, a black man, becomes the president of Georgetown University, a white university. This is the first time in history a black man is in control of a white university. The Panic of 1873 causes an economic depression, reducing the revenue for education especially in the Southern states.
Melvil Dewey developed the Dewey Decimal System. To this day, the Dewey Decimal System is still the most widely-used classification system in libraries.
Spelman College is the first college that allows the education of black women.
Plessy v. Ferguson case makes it so there is separate but equal education for blacks and whites.
12 colleges and universities come together to form the College Board organization, now associated with standardized testing.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is founded by Andrew Carnegie, presenting the idea of regulating the amount of time spent in class for each high school student to receive a "credit." This structure is still used today, but now called the "Carnegie Unit."
Every state makes laws that require funding for the transportation of children to school, allowing students an easier way to get to their schoolhouse. The Progressive Education Association is founded to enhance education in America.
IBM invented the first automatic test scoring machine, the IBM 805. This machine made it so standardized testing, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, would be graded more efficiently.
David Wechsler develops the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, or IQ test, to help identify students who need special education.
The first time an ACT Test was conducted. This made a larger variety in the subjects a student could be tested on for standardized testing.
The e-book is invented by Michael Hart. This allowed books to be bought on devices rather than paper-back or hard-cover books. It also made it so books could be read more easily in the dark.
Texas-Instruments introduces the TI-2500 Data Math, the first hand-held electronic calculator in its line, and then becomes well known world-wide. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 becomes law, prohibiting all sexual discrimination in education including sports.
Children using a smartboard to learn instead of a blackboard or whiteboard.
A person reading using an "electronic-book," rather than a paperback or hardcover book.
The University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
A marked answer sheet for a previously used ACT Test.
Different types of Texas-Instruments calculators.
President Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law.
Students engage in taking their SAT test.
Spelman College, the first college allowing the education of black women.
John Holt's novel "Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path For Education."
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John Holt writes a book about homeschooling, called "Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path For Education" which encourages family to homeschool their children. IBM introduces the PC (personal computer), which changes how information is stored and used by people around the world.
The “Creationism Act” is established, enforcing that religion and beliefs of evolution should not be encouraged in schools because it violates the First Amendment. Books are not allowed to be removed from school libraries even if they are thought, by the school board, to be offensive.
The study of computer sciences is required in schools, and the high school requirements are expanded. Teachers are better trained, and schooling is examined as addressed in “A Nation at Risk.”
Silent and teacher engaged prayer in school is said to be a violation of the First Amendment. Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced to the world, and is the first time students had to use a mouse to navigate on a computer screen.
Creation science is required to be taught in schools along with evolution
The University of Phoenix introduces the first online courses as an option to obtain a bachelors and masters degree, resulting in its becoming of the largest private university in North America.
Tim Berners-Lee introduces the Hypertext Translation Protocol which the first way for two people to communicate through the computer. This new invention of “the internet” allows students to research issues online, and communicate through technology.
Minnesota was the first to introduce laws regarding charter schools, allowing teachers to start up schools if they prove to be efficient in educating.
The smart board is introduced, allowing students to interact better.
The Massachusetts Education Reform Act requires schools to have a common curriculum and tests that are done statewide, reinforcing standardized testing in the United States.
Increased funding towards ethnic schools is addressed by the IASA Act, signed into law by Bill Clinton. Whiteboards begin to replace almost all blackboards in schools. The first online high school, CompuHigh, is established.
Universal preschool for four year old is introduced in Georgia, allowing parents to enroll their children at very young ages.
Teachers are given "report cards" to evaluate how they teach. Google is established, allowing students to easily search for an endless supply of information online.
A massive school shooting in Colorado occurs, starting strict safety precautions in schools around the United States. School shootings start to happen more frequently.
President George W. Bush signs the “No Child Left Behind Act”, putting stricter rules on student testing, making schools accountable for their students achievement levels, and punishing schools that do not meet their yearly goals.
The Higher Education Act is changed to expand the opportunities for low and middle income students by providing funds for the higher the education level of these students.
U.S supreme court rules that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools.