Free Public School Movement
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers, Democracy
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1820’s-1830’s
Article abstract: The birth of the concept of education as a responsibility of a democratic government.
Summary of Event
The free public school movement of the late 1820’s and the 1830’s had its roots in the latter part of the eighteenth century when a number of states had drafted constitutions containing clauses urging public aid to education. Nevertheless, the idea that education was a function of the government of the state rather than of family, church, or philanthropy took hold only gradually. Teaching was generally done by low-paid, untrained...
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