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Informed by a breadth of historical scholarship and based squarely on primary sources, this volume remains the standard text for future teachers and scholars of education.

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"A very good introductory survey for anyone who wants to learn more about American education." (Sunday Times) "A superb history of our public schools, one that is clearly and colorfully written." (Journal of American History) "Reese has delivered in one volume an analysis as synthetic, intelligent, and importantly, deeply engaged with the most enduring issues in popular education as we are likely to encounter for some time." (Journal of Social History)"

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Origins of the Common School
2. Postbellum America and the Common School
3. The "New Education"
4. Democracy, Efficiency, and School Expansion
5. A Democracy of Differences
6. The People's College
7. Rising Expectations and Raising Standards
8. Guardians of Tradition
9. The Fate of the High School
Epilogue
Essay on Sources
Index

Americas Public Schools

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 May 2011
      ISBN-13 9781421400167
      978-1421400167
      ISBN-10 1421400162
      Also in:
      Educational strategies and policy History of education

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Informed by a breadth of historical scholarship and based squarely on primary sources, this volume remains the standard text for future teachers and scholars of education.

      Trade Review
      "A very good introductory survey for anyone who wants to learn more about American education." (Sunday Times) "A superb history of our public schools, one that is clearly and colorfully written." (Journal of American History) "Reese has delivered in one volume an analysis as synthetic, intelligent, and importantly, deeply engaged with the most enduring issues in popular education as we are likely to encounter for some time." (Journal of Social History)"

      Table of Contents

      Series Editor's Foreword
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. The Origins of the Common School
      2. Postbellum America and the Common School
      3. The "New Education"
      4. Democracy, Efficiency, and School Expansion
      5. A Democracy of Differences
      6. The People's College
      7. Rising Expectations and Raising Standards
      8. Guardians of Tradition
      9. The Fate of the High School
      Epilogue
      Essay on Sources
      Index

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