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Ground-breaking legislation is passed. Parents are now required to provide a basic education for their children.
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It is required, by law, for a town to provide a teacher. Teaching children is not only the parents responsibility it is now considered to also be the communities.
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A education is a must and throughout all of the states a unified state school system should be provided. All schools should be universal, nonsectarian, free, and its aim should be social efficiency, civic virtue, and character building.
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From 1842 to 1918, all states recognize the importance of the youths education and pass the compulsory education attendance laws requiring children to attend school for a certain amount of time.
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The Public Law 85-926 created an even more inclusive education system and the training and preparation of special education teachers began. Thus, creating more equal of opportunities for students with disabilities.
