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Back to School A Retrospective View of Education in Massachusetts
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Introduction
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Boston School House Furniture
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Education in Massachusetts Timeline
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Horace Mann (1796-1859)
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Horace Mann
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"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity"
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Horace Mann's Principles of Education
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Letter from Committee of Board of Education notifying Mann of his appointment as Secretary
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Horace Mann Brief Sketch
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Excerpt from a letter from Horace Mann to friend
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The Early Public School System in Massachusetts
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Kindergarten
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Elementary Education
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Rural Schools
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Secondary Education
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Horace Mann and the Common School Revival
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Boston Latin School
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Academic Testing in Massachusetts
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Would You Pass?
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Academic Testing in Massachusetts
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Entrance Exams
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Massachusetts Religious and Independent Education
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Phillips Academy Students
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Phillips Academy Students
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Religious Schools - Boston's Jewish Community
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Religious Schools - Boston Catholic Community
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Specialized Education for the Deaf and Visually Impaired
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Education for the Deaf
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Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller