Last updated: April 19, 1999

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The Century Series Americans in the 20th century have made tremendous efforts to create, in the words of Noah Webster, "a system of education that should embrace every part of the community." In January 1999, Education Week began a yearlong series chronicling the successes and setbacks in those efforts over the past 100 years. "Lessons of a Century" will appear in 10 monthly installments. Stories will examine all aspects of the educational landscape--people, trends, historical milestones, enduring controversies--with an emphasis on their continuing relevance as the century draws to a close. Essays by leading scholars and other observers will offer additional perspective.

Noah Webster: "America's Schoolmaster"

One Room School House Project

HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION WEB PROJECT Eastern Illinois University

History of Education Site University Nijmegen Netherlands

John Dewey: Texts & References

The School and Society Democracy and Education My Pedagogic Creed Chronology of John Dewey's Life and Work John Dewey at Michigan - 1 John Dewey at Michigan - 2 Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey Some Favorite Quotations from the Works of John Dewey

Schooling, Education, and Literacy, In Colonial America

The Educational Resources Information Center, a network of clearinghouses maintaining a collection of databases that contain references to an extensive body of education journal articles and other literature and documents in the field of education. Established in 1966, ERIC is supported by the National Library of Education, a part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES STUDIES AMONG THE TENEMENTS OF NEW YORK The Hypertext Edition BY JACOB A. RIIS

Images of 19th Century African Americans Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.

The Internet Modern History Sourcebook is one of series of history primary sourcebooks. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history, as well as in modern Western Civilization and World Cultures. A tremendous resource compiled by Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

History of 20th Century Education: Selected Issues. This web page contains reports compiled by UCLA students enrolled in a course (ED191) on Politics and Education offered by Daniel Schugurensky.

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute An excellent source of information on federal and states laws and legal opinions including recent and historic Supreme Court decisions.