Law and the Shaping of Public Education, 1785-1954.
Tyack, David. James, Thomas. Benavot, Aaron. Law and the Shaping of Public Education, 1785-1954. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, [1987]. First edition. xi 259 pp. Publisher's red cloth fine in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $35. * A definitive legal and institutional history examining how statutory law, constitutional mandates, and landmark judicial rulings shaped the structure of the American public school system over nearly two centuries. Tyack analyzes the evolving relationship between state authority, local school boards, and individual civil rights, tracing the legal framework of public education from the post-Revolutionary era to the foundational Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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