MILSTONES in American public education in the 20th century
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from 1990to1996 the percentage of teenagers who graduated from high school increased from about 6 percent to about 85 percent.
By the middle of the 20th century, most states took a more active regulatory role than in the past. states consolidated school districts in the united states, but by 1990 the number had decreased to just over 15,000. the states also became much more responsible for financing education. in 1940local property taxes financed 68 percent of public school expenses, while the states contributed 30 percent.in 1990 local districts and states each conributed 47 to public school revenues the federal government provided most of the remaining funds.
By the 1920s, the invention of the automobile let states consolidate schools into larger districts. school buses allowed for the expansion of the public school system by transporting students in rural areas to school. the first school buses were horse- drawn. our modern school bus come about in the 1950s.