Department of Education Records, . 1930 - 1981

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Department of Education Records, . 1930 - 1981

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The Department of Education, formed in 1907, prepared both undergraduate and graduate students for careers in education. The Department dissolved at the end of 1981. The Department of Education Records include correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, proposals, exams, student and faculty information, and other materials. Subjects include the training of teachers in North Carolina, the process of accreditation, teaching in elementary and secondary schools, and departmental administration. Major programs and organizations include the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, the Cooperative Program in Teacher Education, the N.C. Advancement School, the Triple T Task Force Team, the Emotionally Disturbed Children Program, the Regional Education Laboratory, the Learning Institute of North Carolina (LINC), the Durham Education Improvement Program (EIP), the Summer Demonstration School, the Summer Enrichment Program, and Project ABC.

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University Archives, Duke University.

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By the charter of 1851, graduates of Normal College (the precursor to Trinity College) were recognized by the North Carolina legislature as qualified to teach in the common schools of the state. In 1859, President Braxton Craven introduced a teacher training curriculum. The Department of Education was formed at Trinity College in 1907, and teacher training programs, particularly those offered during the summer, enrolled many students. Prior to 1952, most students preparing to teach in the second...