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In 1635, The first Latin Grammer school was established in Boston. Also, in this year, the first free school was established in Virginia.
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Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the U.S., was established in Massachusetts
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-Massachusetts Bay School Law, requires that parents ensure their children know the principles of religion and basic laws of colony
-was intended for the colonist children to read
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the New England Primer is printed in Boston which becomes the most widely used schoolbook in the New England Colonies.
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the college of William and Mary is established in Virginia, this is the second college.
