School board (England & Wales)
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School boards were also set up in England and Wales under the Education Act 1870 following campaigning by Joseph Chamberlain and the National Education League for elementary education free from Anglican doctrine.
School boards were created in boroughs and parishes under the Act. Education was still not free of fees. Members were directly elected, not appointed by borough councils or parishes. Each board could:
- raise funds from a rate
- build and run schools
- subsidise church schools where appropriate
- pay the fees of the poorest children
- if they deemed it necessary, create a bye-law making attendance compulsory between ages 5-13
- were not to impose any religious education, other than simple Bible reading
See also
- Joseph Chamberlain
- National Education League
- Education Act 1870
- Birmingham board schools
- London School Board
Sources
- Educational Documents, England and Wales 1816 to the present day, J Stuart MacLure, 1965, 1979, ISBN 0-416-72810-3
370.942 - Education in Britain 1750-1914, W B Stephens, 1998, ISBN 0-333-60512-8
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