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James Charles Tautkus – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this study on educational change in Pennsylvania from 1790 to 1838, I reexamine the history of how the state established its common school system, the predecessor to the state's public school system. In doing so, I identify a series of three leaders, argue that poverty was the primary catalyst for educational reform, and explain the nature of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Educational Change, Educational History, State History