History of Education in the United States

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The intent of this course is to explore the ways in which education has developed historically in the United States. EDFN 525 examines the administrative, or structural history of public schooling and other educational institutions and agencies. It also explores how socio-cultural concepts such as race, class, and gender have impacted and have been impacted by the historical narrative of education. In this vein, EDFN 525 considers the role that schools play in fostering both equality and inequality in American education in order to understand both the history of education in its own right, and how contemporary American education is informed by historical precedents.