Bones of contention: Excavating the case files of the superintendent of public instruction, New York State, 1867-1886

Benjamin Justice

Bones of contention: Excavating the case files of the superintendent of public instruction, New York State, 1867-1886

Benjamin Justice

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Using the files of appeals and letters to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, this essay examines the nature and type of conflict in late-nineteenth-century public schools in New York State. It finds that while procedural and tax-related issues swamped school districts, ideological issues - especially the relationship between religion and public education - were rarely bones of contention. The author concludes that historical studies of late-nineteenth-century schooling need to reassess their interpretations of religion as a bitterly divisive issue in local school policy. Benjamin Justice is Assistant Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, and Co-Director of the Social Studies Education Program at the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	123-148
Number of pages	26
Journal	New York History
Volume	85
Issue number	2
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Bones of contention: Excavating the case files of the superintendent of public instruction, New York State, 1867-1886

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