The Future of Public Education
Nonfiction work
By: Myron Lieberman
Date: 1960
Source: Lieberman, Myron. "What the Problem Is Not." In The Future of Public Education. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960, 15–25.
About the Author: Myron Lieberman (1919–) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II (1939–1945), and after earning a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois in 1952, he began a career as an educator. Lieberman has been a high school and college instructor as well as a negotiator and consultant for many educational groups.
Introduction
Both World War II and the Korean War (1950–1953) affected school funding in the United States. Because of the difficult economic conditions, government funds were diverted from schools and used to fund the military. Local and state government took over the responsibility for school funding and control,...
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