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Segregation laws in the United States prior to Brown v. Board of Education. For much of its history, education in the United States was segregated (or even only available) based upon race. Early integrated schools such as the Noyes Academy, founded in 1835, in Canaan, New Hampshire, often were met with fierce local opposition.
English: Map of the United States, showing school segregation laws before the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. Red means that segregation was required in that state. Blue states either allowed segregation in schools, but did not require it, or segregation was limited. Green states forbade segregation in schools.
List of largest school districts from ProximityOne.com; A list of the 500 largest school districts in 2000–2001 from the National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education) 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, from the United States Department of Education (2010-11 school year)
Originally, elementary school was synonymous with primary education, taking children from kindergarten through grade 8; and secondary school was entirely coextensive with the high school grades 9–12. This system was the norm in the United States until the years following World War I, because most children in most parts of what was then the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...
There is one provider of public education in the State of Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE), dependent on the Hawaiian state government. The word "school districts" in Hawaii is instead used to refer to internal divisions within HIDOE, and the U.S. Census Bureau does not count these as local governments.
The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Boston Latin School was initially a private school, so although it did become the first public high school, a school system in Dedham, Massachusetts was the first to be ...
List of the oldest public high schools in the United States; List of defunct military academies in the United States; Education in the United States; List of Baptist schools in the United States; List of boarding schools in the United States; List of independent Catholic schools in the United States; List of international schools in the United ...