1. Laws and court cases

2. Acts and laws
Deluder Satan Act, known as the law of 1647, was towns were required to hire a schoolmaster when they reached a certain size
The 10th Amendment says that the federal government only has the powers, said in the constitution, meaning the states have the rest. "Separation of power"

3. Acts and laws
First Morrill act (Land Grant) which provide land grants to states for colleges focused on agriculture and mechanic arts
Example: Florida A&M university
Smith Hughes act of 1917 that promoted vocational agriculture and provided federal funds

4. Court cases
Plessy vs Ferguson upheld the idea that separate schools, based on race is constitutional, equality of Outcome
Brown vs Board found the idea of separate schools, based on race is unconstitutional, equality of Opportunity
Lau vs Nichols Found the countrywide idea of giving appropriate accommodations to those students who aren't fluent in English or illiterate

5. Acts and laws
Elementary and Secondary Education Act reformed education to offer every student a fair chance at an exceptional education 1965 Lyndon B Johnson
No Child Left Behind Act created a standard for state testing, emphasizing annual tests, changing funding states got for schools, and issuing goals for students to achieve to attempt higher education and attempt Geroge.W.Bush
National Defense Education Act was passed to create funding for schools at all education levels and promote postsecondary education 1958 by Pres Dwight D. Eisenhower

6. Acts and laws
Public Law was passed in 1975 to ensure every disability or handicapped student would receive a equal education, Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)
Title IX states that no person, on the basis of sex, shall be denied benefits or be discriminated on under an educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
Section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 states that American legislation guarantees rights to any student with disabilities
FERPA- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act which states all educational institutions that receive federal funding do not give out personally identifiable information of any student