Education in the United States: An Interpretive HistorySurveys the historical development of and conflicts concerning the commitment mass schooling and equal education since the early decades of the nineteenth century. |
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The Quest for Commonality 18301860 | 53 |
The Retreat from Commonality 18401920 | 115 |
The Failure of the Common Schools II | 154 |
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