Editing Grammar school (section)

===United States===
[[File:Latin Public School.jpg|thumb|[[Boston Latin School]] (1635)]]
Grammar schools on the English and later British models were founded during the [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial period]], the first being the [[Boston Latin School]], founded as the Latin Grammar School in 1635.<ref>{{cite web
| title      = BLS History | publisher = Boston Latin School
| url        = http://www.bls.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=206116&type=d
| access-date = 6 June 2017
}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia
| title        = Boston Latin School
| encyclopedia = Britannica Online Encyclopaedia
| url          = https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/74909/Boston-Latin-School
| access-date   = 13 September 2008
}}</ref>
In 1647 the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] enacted the [[Old Deluder Satan Law]], requiring any township of at least 100 households to establish a grammar school, and similar laws followed in the other [[New England]] colonies. These schools initially taught young men the classical languages as a preparation for university, but by the mid-18th century many had broadened their curricula to include practical subjects. Nevertheless, they declined in popularity owing to competition from the more practical academies.<ref name="Dorn">{{cite encyclopedia
| title        = Grammar School
| author       = Charles Dorn
| encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
| editor       = Paula S. Fass
| url          = http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Fa-Gr/Grammar-School.html
| access-date   = 26 March 2015
| location     = New York | publisher = Macmillan Reference Books | year = 2003
}}</ref>

The name "grammar school" was adopted by [[state school|public school]]s for children from 10 to 14 years of age, following a primary stage from 5 to 9 years of age. These types were gradually combined around 1900 to form [[elementary school (United States)|elementary school]]s, which were also known as "grammar schools".<ref name="Dorn"/><ref>See [http://www.onelook.com/?w=grammar+school definitions of grammar school] in most U.S. dictionaries.</ref>

An analogous concept to the contemporary English grammar school is the [[magnet school]], a state-funded secondary institution that may select students from a given school district according to academic criteria.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Excellence in Education: The Making of Great Schools
| author1 = Cyril Taylor | author2 = Conor Ryan
| publisher = Routledge | year = 2013 | isbn = 978-1-136-61021-9
| page = 229
}}</ref>