School: The Story of American Public Education(2001)
First Air Date: 2001-09-03
Average Runtime: 3h 40m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
A history of the American public education systems, beginning in the late 1700s and working up to the present day.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
The Common School: 1770-1890
Air Date: 2001-09-03
In the aftermath of the Revolution, a newly independent America came face-to-face with one of its most daunting chall...
E02
As American as Public School: 1900-1950
Air Date: 2001-09-10
In 1900, six percent of America’s children graduated from high school; by 1945, 51 percent graduated and 40 percent w...
E03
Equality: 1950-1980
Air Date: 2001-09-17
In the 1950s, America’s public schools teemed with the promise of a new, postwar generation of students, over half of...
E04
The Bottom Line: 1980 - The Present
Air Date: 2001-09-24
In 1983, the Reagan Administration’s report A Nation at Risk shattered public confidence in America’s school system a...
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