Brief History of Schooling in the United States

Edward Janak is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership at the University of Toledo, USA. He is also the author of Politics, Disability, and Education Reform in the South: The Work of John Eldred Swearingen (2014).

“The text is punchy, engaging and manages to cover events and issues concisely, providing clarity through minimalism, making it perfect for undergraduate students and scholars focusing on American schooling for the first time.” (Jack Hodgson, History of Education, January 24, 2020)

• 1. Education in Precolonial/Colonial North America (pre 1776).- 2. Education on the Revolutionary/Early National Period (1776 –1820s).- 3. Education in the Common School Period (ca. 1830s -1860s).- 4. Education in the Progressive Period (ca. 1890s – 1920s).- 5. Education in the Five E’s Period (1954-1983).- 6. Education in the Neoliberal Period (1983 – Present).