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Our common school heritage: a history of the Wichita Public Schools
Van Meter, Sondra
Van Meter, Sondra
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1977
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Wichita Public Schools,Wichita, Kansas
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Education -- Kansas -- Wichita -- History
Citation
Meter, Sondra Van. Our Common School Heritage: a History of the Wichita Public Schools. Wichita, Kansas: Kansas Board of Education, 1977. 466 pages
Abstract
The purpose of this book is to document accurately the history
of public education in the Wichita school district. In order to record
the goals and achievements, it has been necessary to examine the
multifaceted background of conflict, confusion, and compromise.
The story of a school district is also the story of a community's
commitment to education. Some of the experiences portrayed are
redundant in nature while other experiences emphasize different
educational philosophies and methods, and new approaches in the
operation of the schools.
Table of Contents
Foreword -- Introduction and acknowledgements -- Wichita: Queen and pauper -- Booming Wichita -- Wichita and schools experience adversity -- Recovery and rebirth -- Wichita: the prosperous years -- Wichita in the roaring twenties -- Wichita and the Great Depression -- Wichita in war and peace -- The population explosion -- The turbulent years -- A period of consolidation -- Footnotes -- Appendixes -- Index
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Kansas Board of Education