America's public schools : from the common school to "No Child Left Behind" / William J. Reese.

By:

Reese, William J, 1951-

Series: The American momentPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.Description: xii, 355 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0801881951 (hardcover : alk. paper)
080188196X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

371.01/0973/09 22

LOC classification:

LA212 .R423 2005

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Contents:

The origins of the common school -- Postbellum America and the common schools -- The "new education" -- Democracy, efficiency, and school expansion -- A democracy of differences -- The people's college -- Rising expectations and raising standards -- Guardians of tradition -- The fate of the high school.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-346) and index.

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