There are some suggested answers on the Internet, but they are far from being accurate about who invented school in particular. Most of them point to the Byzantines. They were said to be the first people on earth to come up with the idea of a school system. These people continued the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. read more
Now, some people say it was a man named Horace Mann who started a modern school system. He was an outstanding teacher who taught Latin and Greek. Some others say that it was a man named Mr. Harry P. School who started it all. read more