Bureau of School Services (University of Michigan) records, 1871-1992.

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Bureau of School Services (University of Michigan) records, 1871-1992.

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Consists primarily of accreditation inspection reports, 1871-1992, representing over 1,000 public and private high schools in Michigan. Reports include information on demographics, facilities, finances, curriculum, staffing, and reviewers comments. Some early reports were completed by John Dewey. Files are arranged by school alphabetically by city. Also included are miscellaneous administrative files, records of the Committee on Diploma Schools, 1884-1907, and records of the Detroit High School Study Commission (1966-1968) chaired by Remus Robinson.

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University of Michigan. Committee on Diploma Schools.

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University of Michigan. Committee on Diploma Schools.

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University of Michigan. Bureau of School Services

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In 1871 the University of Michigan became the first university in the United States to drop the admissions requirement of entrance examinations and offer instead a program of voluntary accreditation to public, private, and parochial secondary schools. Michigan high schools that wanted to enter into this arrangement were visited by a university faculty committee that appraised the schools for their work in science, philosophy, and the arts. A school that passed the minimum criteria i...

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (U.S.)

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Whitney, Allen Sisson, 1857-1944.

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Dean of the School of Education at the University of Michigan. From the description of Allen Sisson Whitney papers, 1895-1944. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422853 ...

University of Michigan. School of education

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See the historical sketch in the finding aid for School of Education (University of Michigan) Records. From the guide to the Michigan School of Education (University of Michigan) publications, 1880-[ongoing], 1923-1995, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) University Elementary, Junior High, and High School administered under auspices of University of Michigan School of Education. From the description of School of Education (University of Michigan)...

Detroit High School Study Commission.

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Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...

University of Michigan. Bureau of Cooperation with Educational Institutions

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Robinson, Remus, 1904-1970.

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Detroit, Michigan physician and civic leader. From the description of Remus Robinson papers, 1927-1930. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420994 ...