(Paperback)

Today American schools are typically large, consolidated, bureaucratic organizations controlled by state and/or municipal governments. This book examines the remarkable transformation in the form and function of education and assesses the problems and possibilities for the future of schools and our nation.

(Hardback)

This book provides a clear, comprehensive history of the modern American school from the nineteenth century to the present.

(Paperback)

This book provides a clear, comprehensive history of the modern American school from the nineteenth century to the present.

(Hardback)

Today American schools are typically large, consolidated, bureaucratic organizations controlled by state and/or municipal governments. This book examines the remarkable transformation in the form and function of education and assesses the problems and possibilities for the future of schools and our nation.