The School in the United States: A Documentary History

PIn this second edition of EMThe School in the United States: A Documentary History,/EM James W. Fraser once again provides the essential primary documents for a study of the history of education in the United States. Consisting of expertly-chosen excerpts from important educational documents from the colonial era to the present, this updated edition features:/P P/P UL P LIAdditional material on Noah Webster’s Speller, McGuffey’s Reader, debates over black education during Reconstruction/LI P/P P LIA new chapter on the emergence of high school and the role of vocational education /LI P/P P LIA new chapter on Education in the Era of No Child Left Behind /LI P/P P LIOver a dozen black and white photos to further enhance students’ experience with the texts/LI P/P/UL P/P PEach chapter begins with an introduction that places the selections into context and provides the necessary background to the issues being discussed. Comprehensive enough to be used as a main text, but brief enough to be used alongside another, EMThe School in the United States/EM remains an ideal resource and textbook for any student and teacher of the history of education in the United States./P