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In the 1930s, overcrowding in schools in Harlem was identified as a major impediment to education and a subject for reform efforts. Lucile Spence, Gertrude Elise McDougald Ayer, and Layle Lane were educators involved in the reform efforts. [2] "
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. [1]
History of Education Quarterly 8.2 (1968): 215–228. online; Bourne, William Oland. History of the Public School Society of the City of New York: with portraits of the presidents of the Society (1870) online; Browne, Henry. "Public Support of Catholic Education in New York 1825–1842; Some New Aspects" Catholic Historical Review 39 (1953), pp ...
Since the 1920s, this period of Harlem's history has been highly romanticized. With the increase in a poor population, it was also the time when the neighborhood began to deteriorate to a slum, and some of the storied traditions of the Harlem Renaissance were driven by poverty, crime, or other social ills. For example, in this period, Harlem ...
The Bronx's history after 1898 falls into several distinct periods. [104] The first is a boom period during 1898–1929, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression brought a surge of unemployment, especially among the working class, and a slowing of growth.
The progressive era in education was part of a larger Progressive Movement, extending from the 1890s to the 1930s. The era was notable for a dramatic expansion in the number of schools and students served, especially in the fast-growing metropolitan cities.
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This is a list of public elementary schools in New York City.They are typically referred to as "PS number" (e.g., "PS 46", that is, "Public School 46"). Many PS numbers are ambiguous, being used by more than one school.