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by bendybot on May 9th, 2008
I was going to say "Ancient Rome", but then I saw this was under US History and that I dunno...
by donna4700 on January 12th, 2008
april 23,1635 boston latin school
by fredhetz on December 6th, 2006
The first public school in America was established by Puritan settlers in 1635 in the home of Schoolmaster Philemon Pormont and was later moved to School Street in Boston, Mass.
by Anonymous too on October 14th, 2006
The day was July 4, 1848 and the Lockport Union School, Lockport, NY, was opened. It was a "first" in local education, and as it turns out, perhaps a worldwide first. Before the opening of this public high school, built at a cost to the taxpayers of $15,000, those who wished education beyond the elementary level had to pay to attend a private school. It is now believed to be the first public high school in the United States, if not the world.
Although it was public school, the Union School still charged a very modest tuition. $2 per semester for junior residents and $3 per semester for senior residents. Non-residents were charged $3 (juniors) and $4 (seniors) per semester. There were also some extra charges for certain subjects: Latin and Greek $1 each; French $1.50; German, Italian, and Spanish $2.50; Drawing or Painting $2; Bookkeeping 50-cents; Music $8; and Piano $2
Everything later became free tuition.
http://www.lockport-ny.com/History/stories7.htm
by travis bickle on October 14th, 2006
Hell.
by look closely it is really me on April 17th, 2008
Dedham Mass.
by xschooler on February 17th, 2009
I guess nobody has the darn answer.... there are a million answers all over the internet about this one. Gee.. what a surprise.
by lazaruslong138 on January 12th, 2008
BOSTON, April 27 (AP) — One wall at English High School here holds old black-and-white photographs of young white men in high starched collars and V-neck varsity sweaters. Another wall is covered with a mural spray painted in graffiti like an inner-city overpass.
English High was founded in 1821 as the United States’ first public high school, and its graduates include J. P. Morgan and Maj. Gen. Matthew Ridgway from the Korean War. Today, its student body, dressed mostly in baggy jeans and do-rags, is one of the most diverse in the city, and one of its lowest-performing, too.
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by Doggie S on December 25th, 2007
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts, making it the oldest public school in America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Latin_School
by jangobean on April 5th, 2007
The Boston Latin school founded in 1635
by browneyedgirl on April 5th, 2007
boston
by frankie2019 on December 1st, 2010
Boston,MA
by j13mxpx7plaid on April 11th, 2007
"The first public high school was founded in Boston, in 1821" (Roberts, 162).
by sweetmama on May 31st, 2007
boston
by William7 on December 25th, 2007
Boston
by Singingismystyle on May 31st, 2007
The Boston Latin school was founded April 23, 1635 in Boston, Mass. Making it the oldest school in North America. www.wikipedia.com.
by frankie2019 on December 1st, 2010
Boston,MA
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by frankie2019 on December 1st, 2010
Yes, The first public school in America was established by Puritan settlers in 1635 in the home of Schoolmaster Philemon Pormont. But he did not teach humanics as some weird reinvet history websites say. That is a 20th century word. No meaning in 1635...Did he teach Latin...yes...from the bible. He was teaching the word of God so people have a general understanding of right and wrong.Today we sacifice truth for a weak tolorance socity!
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