Mr. Lancaster's System: The Failed Reform That Created America's Public Schools

by Adam Laats

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How a con artist "reformer" shaped America's modern public schools.

Two centuries ago, London school reformer Joseph Lancaster swept into New York City to revolutionize its public schools. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts passed laws mandating Lancaster's methods, and cities such as Albany, Savannah, Detroit, and Baltimore soon followed. In Mr. Lancaster's System, Adam Laats tells the story of how this abusive, scheming reformer...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1421449366

ISBN13:9781421449364

Release Date:September 2024

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.24 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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