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Texans have long been concerned about the education of their children. The Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836 listed the failure of the Mexican government "to establish any public system of education, although possessed of almost boundless resources..."
1876 Texas A&M University opened for classes in College Station. 1883 O. M. Roberts, considered the Thomas Jefferson of Texas education, helped pass a constitutional amendment that began the school district system for Texas schools. He was also influential in establishing the University of Texas.
May 31, 2011 · While many schools desegregated without incident, others experienced a difficult transition. The method of desegregation varied from district to district. Some integrated one grade per year; others gave students “freedom of choice,” allowing them to select which high school they would attend.
Public education was one of the primary goals of the early settlers of Texas. As early as 1838, President Mirabeau B. Lamar’s message to the Republic of Texas Congress advocated setting aside public domain for public schools. His interest caused him to be called the “Father of Education in Texas.”
desegregation of schools began after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 that segregated schools were unconstitutional. By 1957, more than 100 Texas school districts had made progress toward desegregation.
May 28, 2021 · The actual foundation for the present Texas school system was laid in 1854 under a school law that called for the organization of common schools, provided a system for payment of tuition for indigent and orphaned children, allowed for the convertibility of private schools to common schools, and, perhaps most importantly, set aside $2 million of ...
Jun 4, 2024 · 1853 One free public schools is established for boys and one for girls (Heusinger). 1855 The City’s first Board of Education is established (Heusinger). 1871 The public school system opens Rincon School for African American (Mason). 1879 The City of San Antonio opens an all-white high school (Mason)
