The United States was among the first countries in the world to set a goal of education for all of its citizens, under the theory that an educated citizenry was necessary for a democratic society to function. By __________ every state had passed a mandatory education law, requiring that children attend school until they reached the age of 16 or completed the eighth grade.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

By 1918, every state in the United States had passed a mandatory education law, reflecting the belief in the importance of education for a functioning democracy and aiming to ensure that all children attended school until a certain age or educational level.

The United States Was Among the First Countries in the World