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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBeacon Press
ISBN-100807042218
ISBN-139780807042212
eBay Product ID (ePID)2283648
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSchool : the Story of American Public Education
SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, History, Comparative
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorSarah Mondale
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews[An] exemplary, thoroughly readable account. -Publishers Weekly "This book takes you through the history of how the idea of public education began, to where we are right now. . . . It's so beautifully done, judiciously done, and I'm really proud to help it along." --Meryl Streep, "This book takes you through the history of how the idea of public education began, to where we are right now. . . . It's so beautifully done, judiciously done, and I'm really proud to help it along."-Meryl Streep
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal370/.973
SynopsisEsteemed historians of education David Tyack, Carl Kaestle, Diane Ravitch, James Anderson, and Larry Cuban journey through history and across the nation to recapture the idealism of our education pioneers, Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann. We learn how, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education, and how in the 1950s public schools became a major battleground in the fight for equality for minorities and women. The debate rages on: Do today's reforms challenge our forebears' notion of a common school for all Americans? Or are they our only recourse today? This lavishly illustrated companion book to the acclaimed PBS documentary, School, is essential reading for anyone who cares about public education.