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9780807042212

School

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807042212

  • ISBN10:

    0807042218

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-08-16
  • Publisher: BEACON PRESS

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Summary

Esteemed 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.

Author Biography

Sarah Mondale is president and co-director of Stone Lantern Films, as well as a public school teacher in New York. She directed and co-produced the award-winning PBS series School (narrated by Meryl Streep), PBS primetime film Marcel Proust, Emmy award-winning Asylum and Megamall. Her most recent film, Backpack Full of Cash (2016) explores the privatization of public schools in America.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Meryl Streep
Introduction 1(10)
David Tyack
PART ONE: 1770-1900 THE COMMON SCHOOL
Introduction
11(8)
Carl F. Kaestle
The Educated Citizen
19(52)
PART TWO: 1900-1950 AS AMERICAN AS PUBLIC SCHOOL
Introduction
63(8)
Diane Ravitch
``You Are an American''
71(112)
PART THREE: 1950-1980 SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL
Introduction
123(50)
James D. Anderson
``Why Don't you go to school with Us?''
PART FOUR: 1980-2000 THE BOTTOM LINE
Introduction
173(10)
Larry Cuban
A Nation at Risk?
183(32)
Acknowledgments 215(4)
Bibliography 219(4)
About the Authors 223(2)
Index 225(12)
Photo Credits 237(4)
Film Credits 241

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