View source for 1902 Balfour Act for schooling

Research by Rosemary Mortham

The controversial Balfour Act weakened the divide between schools run by Boards and those run by the Church of England, providing funds for them, but not Non Conformist Schools.  All schools were to be funded from rates (local taxation). {{Social Snapshot
|Year=1902
|Author=Parliament
|Theme=Law for schooling
|Socialperiod=Category:1900's
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