Education and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts (Paperback, Reissue)

1. Education and social change: Massachusetts as a case study; 2. Trends in school attendance in nineteenth-century Massachusetts; 3. From apron strings to ABCs: school entry in nineteenth-century Massachusetts; 4. The prospects of youth: school leaving in eight Essex County towns; 5. From one room to one system: the importance of rural?urban differences in nineteenth-century Massachusetts schooling; 6. Education and social change in two nineteenth-century Massachusetts communities; 7. Trends in educational funding and expenditures; 8. The politics of educational reform in mid-nineteenth-century Massachusetts; 9. Conclusion: the triumph of a state school system.