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Boston Latin School in Massachusetts was the first public school in the nation.
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Harvard was the first colonial college, established to prepare ministers.
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Every town of at least 50 families would have to hire a schoolmaster to teach the kids to read and write. All the towns of 100 or more would have to hire a Latin School master who would prepare students to prepare for Havard.
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Benjamin Franklin helped to establish the first "English Academy." Includes history, geography, navigation, surveying, and modern/classical languages.
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Noah Webster wrote three volumes: a spelling book, a grammar book, and a reader. All three became widley used through the U.S. The spelling volume renamed the American Spelling book has never been out of print.
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New Jersey conducted a study to learn about the condition of education. According to the study they found that: Many children were unable to attend school, one in every five voters was unable to read or write; and state resident wanted a free public school system
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Gave the teachers a united front. Only 100 members to begin with. Today the union is the National Education Association and has 3.2 million members.
