Quote by Horace Mann

Drawing from systematic oversight of public education throughout Massachusetts, this document reflects the work of early American educational reformers dedicated to establishing and improving common schools. The text provides an enlarged treatment of subjects originally addressed in the tenth annual report, offering further analysis of school governance, instructional methods, teacher training, and the general state of elementary education available to citizens. As an official publication from the Massachusetts Board of Education, it represents a historical record of efforts to organize, standardize, and expand public schooling in one of America's leading educational jurisdictions during the antebellum period. The revised edition suggests additional context, updated information, or expanded commentary on topics of particular significance to educational administration and policy development in the Commonwealth. more