Testing Wars in the Public Schools

by William J. Reese

Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese offers a richly detailed history of an educational revolution that has so far been only partially told.

Single-classroom schools were the norm throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674073045
• ISBN13: 9780674073043
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"