Publisher's Synopsis
This groundbreaking study of public education in the United States, first published in 1895, remains one of the most important works on the subject ever written. Frederick Adolphus Packard's analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the American system of education is as relevant today as it was over a century ago. This is an essential book for anyone interested in the history of American education or the challenges facing public schools today.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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