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other contemporary alternatives to public education, the Manumit School was rooted firmly in the soil of popular social and educational criticism during the Progressive era.
This paper examines and discusses the Manumit School, which was founded in 1924 in Pawling, New York, by William and Helen Fincke. Manumit was described by its supporters as representing an alliance of progressive labor and progressive education.
The Manumit School was a progressive Christian socialist boarding school located in Pawling, New York, between 1924 and 1943, and from 1944 to 1958 in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Founded on purchased farm land by Rev. William Fincke and his wife Helen, it was formerly
This paper examines and discusses the Manumit School, which was founded in 1924 in Pawling, New York, by William and Helen Fincke. Manumit was described by its supporters as representing an alliance of progressive labor and progressive education.
- Scott Walter
- 1998
Jul 20, 2020 · The role of gardening in experimental schools in the North is compared with proposals for rural schools in the Midwest and for segregated schools for Black youth in the South. Various logics are identified by analysing the educational arguments used to promote or dismiss school gardening, and the rationales for educating or retaining a certain ...
- Elsie Rockwell
- 2020
Jun 28, 2024 · The school district acknowledged Thursday that nearly 600 support staff were laid off as schools look to the year ahead, about half teacher aides. Officials said only about 5% of all teacher aides ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks during a meeting of the Chicago Board of Education at Jones Prep High School June 27, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) With a month ...
