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Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. [1]
A common school was a public school in the United States during the 19th century. Horace Mann (1796–1859) was a strong advocate for public education and the common school. In 1837, the state of Massachusetts appointed Mann as the first secretary of the State Board of Education [1] where he began a revival of common school education, the effects of which extended throughout America during the ...
The Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HMS) is the oldest public day school for the Deaf and hard of hearing in the United States. [2] Located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, the Horace Mann School is a member of Boston Public Schools, and has a long history of providing education for deaf and hard of hearing students.
Horace Mann School (also known as Horace Mann or HM) is an American private, independent college-preparatory school in the Bronx, founded in 1887. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League , educating students from the New York metropolitan area from nursery school to the twelfth grade .
Jason Wind, the executive director of school support for School District 186, left, was named Horace Mann Administrator of Year, while Southeast High School science teacher Jason Potter was named ...
Reformer Horace Mann sought to emulate the Prussian model of education. Upon becoming the secretary of education of Massachusetts in 1837, Horace Mann (1796–1859) worked to create a statewide system of professional teachers, based on the Prussian model of "common schools." Prussia was attempting to develop a system of education by which all ...
The first state-funded normal school in the United States was founded thanks largely to the efforts of Horace Mann and James G. Carter. [23] In 1844 that school moved from its original site of Lexington to West Newton , and then in 1853 to Framingham .
McKinley School (left) and North Bergen High School (right) The North Bergen School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.