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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:organization
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gptkbp:activities
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offering vocational training
conducting evening classes
organizing recreational activities
providing free meals
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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gptkb:Ragged_Schools
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Philanthropy
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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local communities
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1908
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gptkbp:education
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informal education
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gptkbp:founded
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1844
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:John_Pounds
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gptkbp:funding
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donations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered free education
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Ragged Schools Union
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gptkbp:impact
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improved literacy rates
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:education_policy
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced modern education reforms
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:notable_event
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celebration of 50th anniversary in 1894
closure of last school in 1918
establishment of the first Ragged School
expansion in the 1850s
first school opened in 1844
introduction of compulsory education laws
merger with other educational initiatives
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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gptkbp:number_of_schools
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over 300
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:publications
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gptkb:historical_accounts
annual reports
newsletters
educational pamphlets
fundraising materials
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gptkbp:purpose
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provide education to poor children
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:community_service
gptkb:volunteerism
child welfare
education history
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:London_School_Board
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gptkbp:target_audience
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underprivileged children
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:charity
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gptkbp:volunteers
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many
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lord_Shaftesbury
gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper
gptkb:Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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