The Origin of Public Education in the USA

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A basic history on the origins of public education in America
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Currently in the United States, the majority of families...

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The first schools, in what is currently the USA, started in what century?

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It was in the 1870's that public schools were used across much of the USA?

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Prior to the 1800s, most people felt that education was a family responsibility.

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Who believed that there should be free universal education for all children?

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In the original one-room school house, how were children grouped together?

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Who determined the textbooks for these early schools?