Kalamazoo has long been a leader in education and education reform. Here are some of the area's accomplishments in education.

mlive.com:

1833: Founding of Kalamazoo College, Michigan's oldest college campus.

1874: Kalamazoo paves the way for tax-funded education in Michigan when the state Supreme Court affirms Kalamazoo's right to levy taxes to operate a public high school.

1896: Kalamazoo Public Library is among the first 10 in the country, and the second in Michigan after Detroit, to create a children's section with its own librarian.

1903: Founding of Western Michigan University, now one of the 50 largest universities in the country.

1906: Kalamazoo Central High School creates state's first high school marching band.

1920: Kalamazoo Central becomes the country's second high school with a drama class and opens Chenery Auditorium, one of the largest high school auditoriums of that era.

1958: Kalamazoo College creates its study-abroad program, one of the first in the country.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 7, 2010 8:26 PM
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