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Title School : the story of American public education / foreword by Meryl Streep ; introduction by David Tyack, with James D. Anderson ... [et al.] ; narrative by Sheila Curran Bernard and Sarah Mondale ; Edited by Sarah Mondale and Sarah B. Patton.

Imprint Boston : Beacon Press, c2001.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  370.9 Sch65 2001    ---  Available
Description x, 243 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I : 1770-1900 : Common school ; introduction / Carl F. Kaestle -- Educated citizen -- Part II : 1900-1950 : As American as public school ; introduction / Diane Ravitch -- You are an American -- Part III : 1950-1980 : Separate and unequal ; introduction / James D. Anderson -- Why don't you go to school with us? -- Part IV : 1980-2000 : Bottom line ; introduction / Larry Cuban -- Nation at risk?
Note Based on the PBS series, "School, the story of American public education," produced and directed by Sarah Mondale and Sarah Patton.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Education -- United States -- History.
Public schools -- United States -- History.
Added Author Mondale, Sarah.
Patton, Sarah B.
Added Title School, the story of American public education (Television program)
ISBN 080704220X (alk. paper)
9780807042205 (alk. paper)
0807042218 (pbk.)
9780807042212 (pbk.)
Standard No. AU@ 000022678890

 
    
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