what law was passed in 1647 in massachusetts
The Massachusetts School Laws were three legislative acts of 1642, 1647 and 1648 enacted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.The most famous by far is the law of 1647, also known as the Old Deluder Satan Law (after the law's first sentence) and The General School Law of 1642.These laws are commonly regarded as the historical first step toward compulsory government-directed public education in the United States of America.Shortly after they passed, similar laws were enacted in the other New England colonies.he practical implementation of the educational laws appears to have been distinctly inconsistent. By the end of the 1650s, all eight of the 100-family towns and a third of the 50-family towns had met the respective requirements for grammar schools and the hiring of teachers.