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The Other School Reformers The Other School Reformers Conservative Activism in American Education Adam Laats Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England 2015 Copyright © 2015 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First printing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laats, Adam. The other school reformers : conservative activism in American education / Adam Laats. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-674-41671-0 (alk. paper) 1. Education—Political aspects—United States. 2. Conservatism— United States. 3. Educational change—United States. I. Title. LC89.L33 2015 379—dc23 2014012890 For Sandra with love, gratitude, and admiration Contents Introduction 1 Progressives in a Strange Land 1 What Does Jesus Have to Do with Phonics? 7 Understanding Educational Conservatism 2 Monkeys, Morality, and Modern America 25 Conservative Educational Activism in the Scopes Era 3 Pulling the Rugg Out 73 Textbooks and the American Way 4 Rich, Republican, and Reactionary 123 Pasadena’s Revolt against Progressivism 5 Save the Children 186 Kanawha County in the Age of Malaise Conclusion 237 Conservatism and American Education Notes 247 Acknowledgments 305 Index 307 The Other School Reformers
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