The United States president that was first to attend public school was George Washington. He was the first president and the first to attend a public school. He attended The College of William and Mary.
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Jimmy Carter sent his daughter, Amy, to public school at first. Later she transferred to a private school.
George Washington did not attend school because he was home schooled for an education. No George Washington Attend Foshay Learing Center As His First School
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The tradition of attending a morning worship service on Inauguration Day began with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Franklin Roosevelt was not the first President to attend church on Inauguration Day, however. In 1789, George Washington attended a service at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City immediately following his swearing-in ceremony.
By 1800 the students in the United States were mainly in public schools. In 1635 the first school law was passed requiring all children to attend school. Washington also made education a priority in his administration. In a nation of immigrants he knew that schools were needed to make a level playing field for all and to teach them about living in a democratic government.