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It opened in 1938, and was named Stockport School. The war interrupted, but on its conclusion the Education Act 1944 (Butler Act) reorganised secondary education. Stockport School was deemed a boys grammar school, and losing its comprehensive intake, it remained as such until comprehensivisation.
Stockport School has a rich history and tradition which dates back over 125 years. Stockport School first opened in 1888, before moving to the beautiful traditional school buildings on its present site on Mile End Lane in 1938.
The school was established in 1888 and moved to its present site in 1938. In its time it has played many parts. In the 1880s Stockport was a hatting and cotton manufacturing town and education was provided by Stockport Sunday School and Mechanics Institutes.
Chicago becomes official with its first city charter. 1854. John Dore, a Boston teacher and principal, becomes Chicago’s first school superintendent. 1870. Public school enrollment stands at more than 27,000 students. 1872. Illinois creates the Chicago Board of Education.
Private and suburban schools have offered alternatives to public education, eventually creating a variegated institutional patchwork that mirrored the region's diverse population. The region's first schools were established in the early 1830s, as the tiny settlement of Chicago began to expand.
This collection contains the type-written pages of Histories of the Public Schools in Chicago, which provides a one-page compilation of basic information about each Chicago Public School. Charles S. Winslow compiled this information around 1939.
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In 1848, Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth argued the urgent need for a better public school system. The city council agreed. The mayor's plea reflected his experience as a former teacher, and was designed to attract productive citizens. By 1850, less than a fifth of eligible children were enrolled in public schools.
