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The Dying Century Passed In Review Education's Growth in the United States
A Chicago Times Herald analysis celebrates 19th century American education noting near 120 million dollar invested school funds, 15 million pupils, 425000 teachers, and 472 universities with 160000 students. It traces public school expansion, state funding, and progressive methods from Horace Mann onward, highlighting manual training, higher education, and global interest in American schooling.
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United States
Francis Adams
National Education League
Bays
America
Nona
Bavaria
Prussia
Switzerland
Massachusetts
Horace Mann
New England
National
Congress
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Georgia
Iinela
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Ohio
Virginia
Philadelphia
Froebel
Pestaloaz
Board of Education
Sitage
H. H. Belfield
Old South
Irom