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  2. John Taylor Gatto - Wikipedia

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    John Taylor Gatto (December 15, 1935 [3] – October 25, 2018 [4]) was an American author and school teacher. After teaching for nearly 30 years he authored several books on modern education , criticizing its ideology, history, and consequences.

  3. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    But by 1910 they had been transformed into core elements of the common school system and had broader goals of preparing many students for work after high school. The explosive growth brought the number of students from 200,000 in 1890 to 1,000,000 in 1910, to almost 2,000,000 by 1920; 7% of youths aged 14 to 17 were enrolled in 1890, rising to ...

  4. Education in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Texas A&M University System, established by the 1871 Texas legislature, is the largest state university system of higher learning in Texas. Its flagship institution, Texas A&M University located in College Station, opened in 1876, is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and, at over 62,000 students, has the largest ...

  5. Jack the Ripper - Wikipedia

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    The Ripper murders mark an important watershed in the treatment of crime by journalists. [24] [203] Jack the Ripper was not the first serial killer, but his case was the first to create a worldwide media frenzy. [24] [203] The Elementary Education Act 1880 (which had extended upon a previous Act) made school attendance compulsory regardless of ...

  6. History of education - Wikipedia

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    The once and future school: Three hundred and fifty years of American secondary education (1996). Parkerson Donald H., and Jo Ann Parkerson. Transitions in American education: a social history of teaching (2001) online; Reese, William J. America's Public Schools: From the Common School to No Child Left Behind (Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005 ...

  7. John the Ripper - Wikipedia

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    One of the modes John can use is the dictionary attack. [6] It takes text string samples (usually from a file, called a wordlist, containing words found in a dictionary or real passwords cracked before), encrypting it in the same format as the password being examined (including both the encryption algorithm and key), and comparing the output to the encrypted string.

  8. Free school movement - Wikipedia

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    The free school movement, also known as the new schools or alternative schools movement, was an American education reform movement during the 1960s and early 1970s that sought to change the aims of formal schooling through alternative, independent community schools.

  9. Collegiate secret societies in North America - Wikipedia

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    [90] [91] The order was founded in 1889 and is open to male students (rising juniors and higher), and faculty members by invitation. [92] [93] The Order of the Gorgon's Head was founded in 1896 by Darius Eatman, Edward Kidder Graham, Ralph Henry Graves, Samuel Selden Lamb, Richard Henry Lewis Jr., and Percy DePonceau Whitaker. Membership has ...