Section 4
Educational Reforms
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Educational Reforms
Horace Mann championed education reform that helped to expand state-sponsored public education in the 1800s.
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Early Public Schools
Early public schools in the United States took the form of "common schools," which were meant to serve individuals of all social classes and religions.
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Higher Education
During the nineteenth century, many small colleges helped young men make the transition from rural farms to complex urban occupations.