Chapter XVIII of volume 2 provides discussion and data on public and private normal schools. Subsequent chapters give discussion and data on secondary schools; manual and industrial training, including industrial schools for Indian children; commercial and business schools; nursing schools; schools for the colored race; reform schools; and schools…

In Volume I, the Commissioner of Education introduces topics to be covered in the report. Chapter 1 covers current education topics, including work of boards and commissions, education associations, student aid, education standardization, public school teacher training, teacher salaries and pensions, tenure, international relations education,…

Volume I begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction of the 1908 report. Chapter I is on current topics and discusses education relations, including professor, teacher and student exchanges. International congresses are discussed, including the first international congress of mothers, parents' national education union, universal…