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The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston , Massachusetts [ 2 ] and was named after Richard Mather . Mather was an English-born American Congregational minister who emigrated to Boston and settled in Dorchester in 1635.
Boston Latin School, the oldest public high school in the United States Original building of Germantown Academy, the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States [1] The following are the oldest public high schools in the United States that are still in operation.
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school in colonial-era British America and the oldest existing school in the United States. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Culture Factory: Boston Public Schools, 1789-z860 (Oxford UP, 1973) online; Smith, Wilson. "The Teacher in Puritan Culture," Harvard Educational Review 36 (Fall 1966): 394-411. Vinovskis, Maris. The origins of public high schools: A reexamination of the Beverly High School controversy (U of Wisconsin Press, 1985) online. Vinovskis, Maris A.
Stone plaque marking the site of the first American public school located on First Church Green in Dedham, Massachusetts. Other schools, including Boston Latin School and the Town of Rehoboth have claimed to be the first public school, but Dedham's was the first to be supported exclusively by tax dollars.
Deerfield Academy (often called Deerfield or DA) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association and the Ten Schools Admission Organization.
The oldest continuously occupied military post in America, ... Williamstown, Massachusetts . ... and is the oldest college in New York. The school has many notable alumni, including Alexander ...
Massachusetts is home to the oldest school in continuous existence in North America (The Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645), as well as the country's oldest public elementary school (The Mather School, founded in 1639), [253] its oldest high school (Boston Latin School, founded in 1635), [254] its oldest continuously operating boarding ...