Excerpt from Consolidation of Rural Schools and Transportation of Pupils: August 1, 1911
The chief object of school district consolidation is to unite two or more rural districts having ungraded schools and to bring the pupils of the several districts to a central point where a graded school may be maintained. By so doing the disadvantages of the one-room school are largely eliminated, while the pupils from the rural districts can be given practically the same advantages that are enjoyed by the child in a city school without many of the disadvantages with which the city child is confronted.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book discusses the early 20th-century American educational reform movement for the consolidation of rural schools advocating the centralization of students into larger schools for the purpose of improving educational attainment. The author, an assistant superintendent of public instruction in Washington State, provides an in-depth historical background of the issue, explores the various reasons for consolidation, and details the many challenges the movement faced at the time. The book explores the broader themes of rural school reform, the resistance to change, and the difficulties in modernizing systems, as well as the role of state and federal government in education. The author concludes by arguing that despite the challenges, consolidation is essential for improving rural education and providing equal opportunities for all students, a sentiment that remains highly relevant today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330958070_0
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