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Before the mid -1800's there was no educational policy that schools had to follow in the United States.
School conditions varied by region.
Classrooms before education reform were not divided by age, younger and older students were put together.
Some regions had mandatory attendance laws.
In the 1830's Americans wanted to have tax- supported public schools.

Education Reform

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Smithsonian Museum of American history

By Alexandra Gerardi

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