1950

• 29.8 million elementary and secondary students and 2.3 million college and professional-school students attend school.
• On April 16, Congress creates the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF promotes science education and research.
• On July 1, the New Orleans Board of Education in Louisians grants full privileges to married teachers, including the right to promotion (not granted since the Depression).
• On October 16, the New Jersey Supreme Court upholds the practice of reading five verses of the Old Testament every day in all public schools.

1951

• On August 18, the Associated Press reports college costs up 400 percent from fifty years ago. Average tuition for one year is eighteen hundred dollars.
• On September 18, Pope Pius XII states his opposition to sex education in schools.
• On October 19, Yale University celebrates its 250th anniversary.
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