Schooled to Order : A Social History of Public Schooling in the United States

"A significant new addition to the field of educational and social history. The broad perspective and effective blending of varying historical assessments reveal Nasaw's strength as a writer and historian."

--Journal of Southern History

"An important and provocative first book."

--History: Reviews of New Books

Publisher Web Site, December, 2003

This is history of education in its finest tradition, i.e., education s social history rather than as mere schooling... Carefully researched, well written, and even-handed, Nasaw's book is an important addition to the debate over the evolution of public education in the United States.