Multiple choice

Who is credited with inventing the modern form of education in the United States?

  1. John Andrew

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. Jonathan Mercer

  4. Horace Mann
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Horace Mann is widely recognized as the primary advocate for the common school movement, which laid the foundation for the modern American public education system.

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