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    John Kepler
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    Quote Originally Posted by Youngblood View Post
    Interesting list ...



    Well, considering the fact that the Jamestown settlement was established in 1607 that would mean that 89 years elapsed before anyone started a school in any of the English colonies ... which cannot be correct.
    VERY much correct! Virginia as a state did not have ANY compulsory public education until the beginning of the 20th Century. Education was the province of the church, not the state.
    Last edited by John Kepler; 07-08-2009 at 05:36 PM.

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