Tag: Ezra

  • The First Schools

    The First Schools

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    by Cheryl Lacey, ©2023 (May 13, 2023) — It has been said that the very first public school began in 459 BC. It was the ‘house of the book’ or the ‘house of the teacher’, established in Jerusalem by a Jewish scribe and priest. His name was Ezra. His school aimed to provide education for…