USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Girls were able to attend Grammar School and go to College in New England.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Girls in New England were allowed to attend grammar schools and colleges, while girls in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies were required to attend dame schools. Southern planters were strong supporters of public education.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grammar schools are state-funded, academically selective senior schools. The education a child receives at grammar school is paid for by the state unlike at private schools which provide education for a fee. There are currently 163 located in 36 English local authorities, with around 167, 000 pupils between them.

Detailed explanation-3: -“In the colonial era, all schools were ‘public’ in the sense that anyone who could afford it could go, ” says Janek.

Detailed explanation-4: -Students are normally selected based on their proximity to the school and don’t have to pay a fee to attend. There is a wide variety of types of state schools, such as local authority, academies and faith schools. Grammar schools are also technically state schools, free and funded by the government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Despite being selective, grammar schools are state schools and are funded by the government. In addition, there are eight bilateral schools in England, which admit pupils of all abilities but reserve a certain number of places in a ‘grammar stream’ for those who meet the academic requirements.

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