EDUC 10: Public Education in the United States

Use this guide as a starting point for research on the history of public education in the United States. The University Library has extensive material on public education in the United States available to meet your needs.

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Assignment parameters: 

• Research the history of public education in the United States.
• When was it created?
• What was the original purpose of public education?
• When public education began in the United States, who was allowed to attend these schools?
• What was the curriculum?
• Who opposed the creation of public education? Why did they oppose it?

Assignment Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 references (peer-reviewed)