Beginning with a brief history of public education in the U.S., Public Schooling in America examines traditional and progressive movements and the current goal of combining educational excellence with equality of access. The author discusses major contemporary issues such as how schools are financed, safety and order, creationism and secular humanism, censorship, trends in enrollment, and many other topics.
Coverage includes a chronology describing salient events since 1635; biographical sketches of past and present key individuals; an annotated guide to education centers, associations, organizations, and agencies; and annotated bibliographies of reference materials and journals in education.
- Includes summaries and discussions of major education reports
- Provides biographies of key individuals in the history of U.S. public education
- ISBN10 0874365953
- ISBN13 9780874365955
- Publish Date 1 November 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint ABC-CLIO
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English