Section 1. Public schools of high quality to be maintained

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Public schools of high quality to be maintained

The General Assembly shall provide for a system of free public elementary and secondary schools for all children of school age throughout the Commonwealth, and shall seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained.

Free schools to be maintained

The General Assembly shall establish and maintain an efficient system of public free schools throughout the State.

The General Assembly shall provide by law at its first session under this Constitution, a uniform system of public free schools, and for its gradual, equal and full introduction into all the counties of the State by the year 1876, or as much earlier as practicable.

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