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Dr. Lord, a medical doctor, also organized the first public high school in Columbus and helped create the Ohio State Teachers Association. He was the first school superintendent west of the Allegheny Mountains and the second in the United States.
Jul 21, 2024 · 1845- The first Columbus Public School System is chartered and the Columbus Board of Education is formed on February 2nd. 1845- The first Columbus Board of Education meeting on April 10th agrees upon a school budget of $700. 1845- The school week consists of 5 1/2 days.
1836 - The first Public School was held in the old Bethel Chapel in 1836, at the corner of Diamond and Superior Street hill. This was for the poor only. 1836 - A system of public education was adopted when the City Charter was organized.
Ohio's system of public education is outlined in Article VI of the state constitution, and in Title XXXIII of the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio University, the first university in the Northwest Territory, was also the first public institution in Ohio. Substantively, Ohio's system is similar to those found in other states.
The Continental Congress (before the U.S. Constitution was ratified) passes a law calling for a survey of the "Northwest Territory" which included what was to become the state of Ohio. The law created "townships," reserving a portion of each township for a local school.
The author established the first free high school in Ohio in 1846, which became Central High School. This work is a continuous narrative without chapter divisions. It includes information on individual schools and a list of school board members from 1836-1866.
This is a list of public school buildings in Columbus, Ohio, of historical or architectural importance to the Columbus Public School District.
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