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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
education law
aimedAt poor children
working-class families
appliesTo children of school age
elementary schools
associatedWith development of compulsory education in Britain
broaderContext 19th-century British social legislation
expansion of public education in the United Kingdom
category 1891 in British law
1891 in education
United Kingdom education legislation
country United Kingdom
educationLevel primary education
effect expanded access to elementary education for working-class children
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
reduced financial barriers to schooling
implementedBy education authorities
school boards
jurisdiction England and Wales
languageOfDocument English
legalStatus amended
partly repealed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
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
school fees
state funding of education
typeOfFunding state grant for school fees
yearEnacted 1891

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Elementary Education Act 1870 followedBy Elementary Education Act 1891