School: The Story of American Public Education by Mondale, Sarah

School: The Story of American Public Education (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807042212)

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School: The Story of American Public Education by Mondale, Sarah

School: The Story of American Public Education

$25.00
School: The Story of American Public Education by Mondale, Sarah

School: The Story of American Public Education

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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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: Sarah Mondale
ISBN-10: 0807042218
ISBN-13: 9780807042212
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2002
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d
By Sarah Mondale
By Sarah Mondale
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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.

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