Correspondence and working files from Study 7 of the Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education, 1935-1941, bulk 1936-1937.

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Correspondence and working files from Study 7 of the Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education, 1935-1941, bulk 1936-1937.

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This series consists of the correspondence and working files of the staff of Study 7, the Study of the State Education Department, conducted by the Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education. The correspondence and miscellaneous working files include correspondence of the Directors of Study 7 and his staff with members of the Regents' inquiry staff and the State Education Department; Study 7 expense records; and reports, tables, and copies of legislation pertaining to the State Education Department. This series also includes working files for each of the reports on State Education Department divisions and bureaus prepared by the Study 7 staff. These working files include drafts and file copies of Study 7 reports, notes, maps, memoranda, clippings, correspondence, and copies of publications relating to the division or bureau under study.

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New York (State). Education Dept.

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New York State's education system has antecedents in both English and Dutch colonial education. The Dutch, concerned with providing widespread general education, established tax-supported common schools under church and state control in most of New Netherland's communities. Under the English, who established a system of private or church-supported academies, emphasis was placed on advanced education of the elite and the common school system of the Dutch all but disappeared. In 1754 ...

University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

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The Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education conducted studies in seven major areas. The study of the State Education Department produced separate reports for each division or bureau in the Department which include the unit's history and legal status, functions, major activities, personnel and costs, publications, relations with other departmental units, as well as recommendations by the Study 7 staff. From the description of Correspondence and working files f...