Education Act 1918
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title:
Education Act 1918
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The Education Act 1918, often known as the Fisher Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was drawn up by H. A. L. Fisher. Herbert Lewis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, also played a key role in drawing up the Act. The Act applied only to England and Wales; a separate "Education (Scotland) Act 1918" applied for Scotland. This raised the school leaving age to fourteen and planned to expand tertiary education. Other features of the 1918 Education Act included
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Act_1918
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2024-01-28T01:45:32Z
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