Question

Which northeastern state became the first in the nation to require parents to make sure their children could read?

Answer 1

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Which northeastern state became the first in the nation to require parents to make sure their children could read?

The first school was in Boston, Mass in 1635 and the first laws concerning schools also began in Mass.

Answer 2

Massachusetts was the first state to require parents to make sure their children could read.

In 1642, Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first law in the New World requiring that children be taught to read and write.

The first school established by puritans was the Boston Latin School opened in 1635, the nation's oldest publicly funded school. As opposed to most schools in England, Boston Latin was not established by a church; it was created by the Boston Town Meeting.