Elementary Education Act 1891
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The Elementary Education Act 1891 was a key British law that effectively made elementary schooling free for most children by providing state funding to cover school fees.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education Act 1891 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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education law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
poor children
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working-class families ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
children of school age
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elementary schools ⓘ |
| associatedWith | development of compulsory education in Britain ⓘ |
| broaderContext |
19th-century British social legislation
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expansion of public education in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
1891 in British law
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1891 in education ⓘ United Kingdom education legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationLevel | primary education ⓘ |
| effect |
expanded access to elementary education for working-class children
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reduced or abolished fees in public elementary schools ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Elementary Education (School Attendance) Act 1893
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elementary Education Act 1893 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety |
increased literacy rates
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reduced financial barriers to schooling ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
education authorities
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school boards ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
amended
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partly repealed ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea | education policy ⓘ |
| policyType | social reform ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Elementary Education Act 1870
NERFINISHED
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Elementary Education Act 1880 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make elementary education effectively free for most children
ⓘ
to provide state funding to cover elementary school fees ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | state assumption of responsibility for elementary school fees ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1891 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Elementary Education Act 1891 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
elementary education
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school fees ⓘ state funding of education ⓘ |
| typeOfFunding | state grant for school fees ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1891 ⓘ |
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