Author: Matthew Lynch
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Five Key Points for Implementing and Sustaining School Reform
Five key points will assist schools in implementing and sustaining school reform. 1. Commitment Level The first is an adequate level of commitment. Commitment to reform ... -
What You Need to Know for Evaluating Reform
As experts evaluate academic performance in more and more honest and thorough ways, it becomes clearer and clearer that educational reform is a growing need in ... -
Where U.S. Education Has Come From: Practices of the Early Settlers
Understanding the American school system of today requires understanding what it was built on. By looking at the history of the U.S. system of education, you ... -
Uncovering the Roots of Secular Education
The foundations of the modern American school system can be found right in the early days of the country. Even public schooling has its roots in ... -
The Surprising Diversity of Early American Approaches to Schooling
Early American schooling was anything but uniform. The United States has always been a melting pot, and its educational system has reflected that diversity from the ... -
How the Close of the Revolutionary War Changed the History of American Education
While many of the basics of education have remained constant over the centuries, much of American education has changed and developed as the nation has grown. ... -
The Story of American Education and The McGuffey Readers
Textbooks are a quintessential part of schooling. Every teacher has his or her favorites. However, while which textbooks have been used as primary texts or as ... -
Understanding the Historical Roots of Today’s Public Education
Public education in America has a history as old as the country itself. With the close of the Revolutionary War and national rhetoric focusing on equality ... -
The Sobering History of Native American Education in the 19th Century
Early American history laid the foundations for today’s educational system. While much of that foundation was the groundwork for growth and change, not all of it ... -
How the 20th Century Changed Higher Education
The early years of the 20th century saw a massive focus on elementary education, although a similar focus on high school and postsecondary education was lacking. ...
