Question

In the 1800s, Horace Mann believed that American schools should be
nonreligious and publicly funded.
set up by churches for their members.
established to educate preachers.
private and paid for by the wealthy.

Answer 1

nonreligious and publicly funded.

Horace Mann championed publicly funded "common schools" that were nonsectarian, free, and open to all children to promote civic virtue and social equality.