Title
The Common School Journal
Coverage
Boston
Publisher
Marsh, Capen & Lyon
Date
November 1838
Subject
Volume 1, number 1
Description
This journal, an early exponent of the common school movement that ultimately led to a radical transformation of the American educational system, was edited by Horace Mann. It advocated that schools should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an interested public; schools should educate boys and girls from diverse backgrounds; education should be nonsectarian and a reflection of a free society; and teachers should be well-trained professionals.