Boston Latin School was the oldest public school in America, a secondary school for boys centered on Latin and Greek meant to prepare students for college.

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Today In History: Boston Latin School Is Founded (Teachers College, Columbia University Library)

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• XREF: connects to: The decisive psychological traumatism of the colonial child occurs in grammar school — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 573; The Boston Latin grammar school was founded as a central colonial American institution in which boys received schooling that the era considered superior to girls’. — Education in the Colonial Period; Boston Latin School, established in 1635 as the Latin Grammar School, open to all boys regardless of social class, set a precedent for tax-supported public education. — Boston Latin School | Summary, History, Alumni, & Facts (+1 more)

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• Boston Latin School, established in 1635 as the Latin Grammar School, open to all boys regardless of social class, set a precedent for tax-supported public education. (similarity 0.96)
• The Boston Latin grammar school was founded as a central colonial American institution in which boys received schooling that the era considered superior to girls’. (similarity 0.94)
• Boston Latin offered free education to boys - rich or poor - while girls attended private schools at home. (similarity 0.87)