Can public schools in America be saved? This book considers theory,
current practice, and the common school ideal through a historical
lens to arrive at practical suggestions for reforming contemporary
public education. Despite dramatic, sweeping changes in recent
decades, a strong case can be made for guiding the reformation of
contemporary public education in the United States on common school
ideology of the nineteenth century. The author argues that the
common school remains a public institution capable of preparing
America's youth to contribute to the community in a positive
manner, and that education must be treated at a public good where
all children-regardless of social class-have a right to a quality
education. The work includes a thorough overview of Horace Mann's
writings on K-12 public education that support the common school
ideal-concepts that are over 150 years old, yet still highly
relevant today. Presents information on a topic of paramount
importance, as almost 90 percent of American children in grades
K-12 attend public schools Provides a thorough analysis of the
writings of Horace Mann, the education reformer largely credited
with helping to create the common school in the 19th century Merges
theory and practice, analyzing the common school ideal in a
historical sense while also presenting ways to reform contemporary
public education
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