Public School Society of New-York

Voluntary agency founded in New York City in 1805 with the aim of promoting public education on the island of Manhattan. Originally established by the city's leaders as the Free-School Society, the agency channeled private and public funds into schools principally serving the children of New York's poor and working class residents. The society opened its first school in 1806 and in 1826, with the advent of a new tuition fee system, the name of the organization was changed to the Public School Society of New-York. Following the establishment of a new public school system in 1842 by the New York State legislature, the role of the Public School Society was diminished with the introduction of the city's ward schools and the society dissolved in 1853.

Voluntary agency founded in New York City in 1805 with the aim promoting public education on the island of Manhattan. Originally established by the city's leaders as the Free-School Society, the agency channeled private and public funds into schools principally serving the children of New York's poor and working class residents. The society opened its first school in 1806 and in 1826, with the advent of a new tuition fee system, the name of the oragnization was changed to the Public School Society of New-York. Following the establishment of a new public school system in 1842 by the New York State legislature, the role of the Public School Society was diminished with the introduction of the city's ward schools and the society dissolved in 1853.