The Republican Party is not a major supporter of public education. It tends to under fund public schools.
No. No, they do not. Republican is a broad term. Some (most) do, myself included, some don't.
... devoted much energy and money to public education for former slaves.
Horace Mann, a member of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education proposed free public education. Rather than merely for the sake of knowledge, Mann believed a public education would turn rebellious children into good, solid Republican citizens.
Republican ideology has had a very negative affect on education in the United States. Their policy of "No Child Left Behind" punishes schools for having struggling students, while giving more funding to schools that are doing well and do not need it.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the plaintiffs' main concern was that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. They argued that segregated schools were inherently unequal, perpetuating a system of discrimination that harmed African American children by denying them equal educational opportunities. This concern underscored the broader implications of segregation, which fostered a sense of inferiority among Black students and reinforced systemic racism in society.
Education can be public. Education can also be private.
He compares public education in his time to education in the 19th century
Expressing love for the public, and concern for its problems.
Herb Kohl is Democratic senator from Milwaukee Wisconsin. He is for Public education and children's health. He was also for the school breakfast programs. http://kohl.senate.gov/bio.cfm
inventer of public education
Education and public health
Secretariat of Public Education was created in 1921.