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Terry, Paul W.; Marquis, William J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
The development of the junior high school as a distinct and separate unit of the public-school system is one of the most remarkable and striking chapters in the history of public education in the United States. From humble beginnings in a few scattered cities the movement has gathered momentum until hundreds of school systems have been profoundly…
Descriptors: School Law, Educational Legislation, State Legislation, Educational Policy