Discover what shapes how we talk about schools today by exploring the history of U.S. education reform. Engage with the main actors, key decisions, and major turning points in this history. See how social forces drive reform. Learn about how the critical tensions embedded in U.S. education policy and practice apply to schools nationally, globally— and where you live.
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American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
The Colonial Period and Early Republic
The National Period
Postbellum Period
The Progressive Era
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TOP REVIEWS FROM AMERICAN EDUCATION REFORM: HISTORY, POLICY, PRACTICE
Great course gives a great historical perspective for anyone who teaches.
A fantastic course that provides a solid outline of the history of US education. Would recommend to students consider a career/ degree in education.
Interesting review of American Education Reform. Thanks for providing information on a topic on which I felt uninformed prior to reading and hearing this course.
It is a great endeavor that paints the American education history in a concentrated, fun, and interesting way.
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