the Education Act 1870

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:aimsTo provide elementary education
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:criticism lack of funding
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established the framework for future education acts
the principle of compulsory education
School_Boards
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus improve educational access
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Education Act 1870
gptkbp:impact increased school attendance
gptkbp:influenced subsequent education legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy the need for compulsory education
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:William_Edward_Forster
gptkbp:is_funded_by local rates
gptkbp:isChallengedBy the monarch
religious groups
the upper class
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:isConsidered a response to social inequality
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor not addressing secondary education
gptkbp:isEngagedIn combat child labor
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the industrial revolution
the rise of the labor movement
gptkbp:isKnownFor a_landmark_in_British_education_history
gptkbp:isLocatedIn urban areas
local school boards
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a significant step towards educational reform.
gptkbp:isVisitedBy the early 20th century
Education Act 1893
gptkbp:ledTo the establishment of free schools
the creation of public education system
the establishment of local education authorities
the establishment of teacher training colleges
gptkbp:opposedBy conservatives
gptkbp:reform Education Act 1880
gptkbp:replacedBy Education Act 1944
gptkbp:requires local authorities to establish schools
teachers to be trained
gptkbp:supportedBy liberals
gptkbp:targets children aged 5 to 13
gptkbp:updates literacy rates
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt working-class children
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Victorian_education_reforms
the House of Commons
education reformers
the broader context of public health reforms
the movement towards universal education
the push for social reform
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy philanthropists
the working class
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1870