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Public Education Especially: Education and Cultural Life. Elementary and secondary education in Hartford is provided by public education especially schools and Roman Catholic parochial schools. In the public education especially sector an elected, non-partisan board of nine members develops educational policy within limits imposed by the state department of education and appoints a superintendent as administrator. Many well-known preparatory schools for boys and day and boarding schools for girls are in the area.
In medieval Europe, citizenship education was tied closely to the church and to religious education, a characteristic that has persisted. In some Protestant areas of Germany, for example, Lutheran influence is reflected in provisions for religious instruction. In Spain and in Italy the state and the Catholic church have been partners in education for centuries. Such religious influence in public education especially education has declined, however, in a number of countries.
Religion in the public education especially Schools.—Three significant developments in religion and public education especially education in the United States show a trend toward a discriminating use of religion in the public education especially schools:
(1) Widespread use of "released time" is made, one hour per week being set aside from the public education especially school schedule for religious instruction by special teachers. |
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