Testing Wars in the Public Schools

by William J. Reese

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Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese offers a richly detailed history of an educational revolution that has so far been only partially told.

Single-classroom schools were the norm throughout...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674073045

ISBN13:9780674073043

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:308 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Education Education & Reference History

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