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Download full textAbel, J. F. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
The rural school project of the continental United States consists in educating over 18 million young people between the ages of 5 and 20 who live in small towns and villages, or in the open country. The 300,000 or more schools classified as rural enrolled nearly 12.5 million pupils in 1920, employed 425,00 teachers, supervisors, and principals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Resource Allocation, Rural Schools, School Size
Clegg, Luther Bryan, Ed. – 1997
This book relates the experiences of students and teachers who spent their days in one- and two-room schoolhouses in West Texas during the first half of the 20th century. The book is based on interviews with 77 people and is divided into two sections: student recollections and teachers' memories. Former students reflect on school facilities, the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life
