Reese, William J.,  1951- <br/><br/>
America's public schools :  from the common school to "No Child Left Behind" / 
William J. Reese. 
 - Baltimore, Md. :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 355 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - The American moment .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-346) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801881951 (hardcover : alk. paper) 080188196X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004029625 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public schools--History.--United States<br/>Education and state--History.--United States<br/>Educational change--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LA212  / .R423 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.01/0973/09