Education History Timeline

Colonial leaders decided

education could no
longer remain voluntary Signed into law by
and made it clear that President Bill Clinton,
Extended greater
the education of this Act was intended
This act provided educational
children was a civil as a call to all students
financial aid based on the opportunities for
responsibility of the to make “adequate
number of poor students with
state. yearly progress”.
disabilities.
Elementary and
Massachusetts Act of No Child Left Behind
Secondary Education Act Public Law 94-142
1642 Act
1642 1965 1975 2001

1620- 1750 1954 1975 1983 2010

Schools in American
Brown v Board of Title IX of the “Nation at Risk” Common Core
Colonies
Education of Topeka Education Amendment Standards
Setters in America set Article published
US Supreme Court Students are not to be criticized the American In efforts for national
up their first school
rejects “separate but discriminated against or Education system and uniformity, many
system similar to the
equal” education excluded on the basis of called for a focus on states adapt the
British two-track
doctrine. sex. the “five new basics.” common core
system.
standards.