Kelly Kolodny is Professor of Education at Framingham State University. Her research and writing address the fields of educational biography, the history of state normal schools in the United States, contemporary schooling, and the learning and development of children. She is the past president of the New England Philosophy of Education Society (NEPES). Mary-Lou Breitborde is Professor Emerita of Education at Salem State University, where she taught courses in the social foundations of education and served as Associate Dean and Chair in the School of Education. Her research, publications and international presentations focus on the social and cultural history of education; the lives and work of social-reconstructionist educators; and global/multicultural education.

• Chapter 1. The Young Republic Needs Teachers Chapter 2. The States Take Responsibility for Teacher Preparation Chapter 3. The Nation Expands and the Teaching Profession Grows Chapter 4. Preparing Teachers in the Mid to Late 20th Century: National and Global Influences Chapter 5. Transitioning into the 21st Century Chapter 6. Moving Forward: Recommendations for Teacher Preparation in the 21st Century United States

Kelly Kolodny is Professor of Education at Framingham State University. Her research and writing address the fields of educational biography, the history of state normal schools in the United States, contemporary schooling, and the learning and development of children. She is the past president of the New England Philosophy of Education Society (NEPES). Mary-Lou Breitborde is Professor Emerita of Education at Salem State University, where she taught courses in the social foundations of education and served as Associate Dean and Chair in the School of Education. Her research, publications and international presentations focus on the social and cultural history of education; the lives and work of social-reconstructionist educators; and global/multicultural education.

• Chapter 1. The Young Republic Needs Teachers Chapter 2. The States Take Responsibility for Teacher Preparation Chapter 3. The Nation Expands and the Teaching Profession Grows Chapter 4. Preparing Teachers in the Mid to Late 20th Century: National and Global Influences Chapter 5. Transitioning into the 21st Century Chapter 6. Moving Forward: Recommendations for Teacher Preparation in the 21st Century United States

Kelly Kolodny is Professor of Education at Framingham State University. Her research and writing address the fields of educational biography, the history of state normal schools in the United States, contemporary schooling, and the learning and development of children. She is the past president of the New England Philosophy of Education Society (NEPES). Mary-Lou Breitborde is Professor Emerita of Education at Salem State University, where she taught courses in the social foundations of education and served as Associate Dean and Chair in the School of Education. Her research, publications and international presentations focus on the social and cultural history of education; the lives and work of social-reconstructionist educators; and global/multicultural education.

• Chapter 1. The Young Republic Needs Teachers Chapter 2. The States Take Responsibility for Teacher Preparation Chapter 3. The Nation Expands and the Teaching Profession Grows Chapter 4. Preparing Teachers in the Mid to Late 20th Century: National and Global Influences Chapter 5. Transitioning into the 21st Century Chapter 6. Moving Forward: Recommendations for Teacher Preparation in the 21st Century United States