Download or read book History of Public School Education in Delaware. Bulletin, 1917 written by Stephen B. Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contained herein is a developed and researched history of Public School Education in Delaware, current as of 1917. Contents include: (1) Colonial growth and development; (2) The first attempts at State Education; (3) The beginnings of public schools; (4) The first State taxation for schools; (5) The State system: Administration of Groves and Williams, 1875 - 1887; (6) The State system: Administration of the State Board of Education, 1887 - 1893; (7) The State system: Reorganization and development, 1898 - 1913; (8) The reorganized State board of education and its report of 1913; the State superintendency reestablished; the more recent legislation; (9) Retrospect and prospect; and (10) Public school statistics. A bibliography and an index are provided. (Contains 3 tables. Individual chapters contain footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.].