The American School 1642-2004 Information Center: What's New


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The American School 1642-2004, 6/e

Joel Spring, Queens College, City University of New York

ISBN: 0072875666
Copyright year: 2005

What's New

ADDED COVERAGE: New coverage has of President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" legislation, home economics and the creation of consumerist culture, environmental education, propaganda and free speech in schools, textbook censorship. In addition, several expanded sections on African American Education have been added.

STRONGER CHRONOLOGICAL EMPHASIS: In order to better serve those teaching this course, the text has been reorganized to have a stronger chronological approach. Topically oriented chapters from the Fifth Edition have been folded into relevant chronological/historical chapters throughout the text, resulting in a more explicit and evident chronological emphasis.

STREAMLINED: In response to user comments, text narrative and coverage have been streamlined to eliminate redundancy and make text length more manageable.

UPDATED TIMELINES AND PHOTOS: Historical timelines on citizenship and education have been updated and refined. New photos have been added to illustrate important events in the history of American education.

OLC TO ACCOMPANY THE TEXT: For the first time, the text will have an Online Learning Center with study tools, activities and resources.

The American School 1642-2004 Book Cover

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