Who paid teacher wages as a result of the 1647 Massachusetts public education law?

The 1647 Massachusetts public education law, also known as the Old Deluder Satan Act, mandated that towns of a certain size establish and fund schools. As a result, local towns and communities were responsible for paying teacher wages. This law aimed to ensure that children were educated in reading and writing, primarily to enable them to read The Bible and combat ignorance, which was seen as a tool of the devil.