Article II, Section 1, Clause 5. The Constitution imposes three eligibility requirements on the PresidencyÃ¢â¬âbased on the officeholder's age, residency, and citizenshipÃ¢â¬âthat must be satisfied at the time of taking office. By virtue of the Twelfth Amendment, the qualifications for Vice President are the same.
The first American schools in the thirteen original colonies opened in the 17th century. Boston Latin School was founded in 1635 and is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States. The first tax-supported public school was in Dedham, Massachusetts, and was run by Rev. Ralph Wheelock.
Concerned that parents were ignoring the first law, in 1647 Massachusetts passed another one requiring that all towns establish and maintain public schools. It would be many years before these schools were open to all children...in 1642, Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first law in the New World requiring that children be taught to read and write.