Excerpt from The Normal School Crisis The state recognizing the value of the service of such an institu tion established four other normal schools, and it was believed that hav ing established them it had committed itself to their support. There has been no change whatever in the appreciation of the central place teacher training schools occupy in a common school system. There has been no change in the appreciation of the far-reaching effect they are having upon the standards of scholarship and education throughout the state. But for reasons rather difficult to discover, the state has not supported these institutions in such a way as to make them most serviceable to the commonwealth. To be sure, little complaint can be offered on the side of their physical equipment. Our five normal schools have, in the main, good buildings and good equipment. The lack of support has touched the spiritual side of these institutions. For many years it was considered such an honor to teach in the normal schools that men and women of the highest training accepted places in the faculty without much consideration of the question of salary. They were men and women devoted so thoroughly to their pro fession that little thought was given to its economic side. Gradually it began to appear that these institutions were falling a Victim to the very excellence of their work. They were training men and women to go out into the schools and teach with such rare excellence as to command something like a just and fair economic reward. Soon the very graduates of these normal schools, as high school principals and city superintendents, were receiving salaries in excess of the teach ers in the institutions from which they graduated. Moreover the re wards in industrial lines were becoming greater and the cost of main taining one's self as a teacher in a normal school was mounting higher and higher each year. At last educational leaders of the state awoke to the fact that the normal schools were no longer attracting to their faculties the best men and women of the state and nation, and that their in uence for good was being curtailed. Every attempt to seek out the cause and remove it led to the conclusion that the teachers in these normal schools were being underpaid - underpaid when com pared with the services they render, underpaid when compared withthe salaries paid to their graduates, underpaid when compared with the appreciating costs of everything they had to buy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Answers the calls of grassroots communities pressing for integration and increased education funding with a complete rethinking of school discipline In the era of zero tolerance, we are flooded with stories about schools issuing draconian punishments for relatively innocent behavior. One student was suspended for chewing a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun. Another was expelled for cursing on social media from home. Suspension and expulsion rates have doubled over the past three decades as zero tolerance policies have become the normal response to a host of minor infractions that extend well beyond just drugs and weapons. Students from all demographic groups have suffered, but minority and special needs students have suffered the most. On average, middle and high schools suspend one out of four African American students at least once a year. The effects of these policies are devastating. Just one suspension in the ninth grade doubles the likelihood that a student will drop out. Fifty percent of students who drop out are subsequently unemployed. Eighty percent of prisoners are high school drop outs. The risks associated with suspension and expulsion are so high that, as a practical matter, they amount to educational death penalties, not behavioral correction tools. Most important, punitive discipline policies undermine the quality of education that innocent bystanders receive as well—the exact opposite of what schools intend. Derek Black, a former attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, weaves stories about individual students, lessons from social science, and the outcomes of courts cases to unearth a shockingly irrational system of punishment. While schools and legislatures have proven unable and unwilling to amend their failing policies, Ending Zero Tolerance argues for constitutional protections to check abuses in school discipline and lays out theories by which courts should re-engage to enforce students’ rights and support broader reforms.

The Work and the Man (Classic Reprint) by Agnes Rush Burr offers a thought-provoking examination of the relationship between labor and character. This thought-provoking book argues that the work a person does can shape their character, and conversely, the character can influence their work. Through insightful commentary and vivid illustrations, Burr creates a compelling discourse on the importance of work in personal development. The Work and the Man is a timeless book that will inspire and challenge you to reflect on your own work and its impact on your character. Delve into the intriguing relationship between work and character with The Work and the Man by Agnes Rush Burr. Discover the profound insights within this classic reprint today!

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States: For the Fiscal Year 1920 Scientific Research - Continued. Page Viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products Conference with State and Territorial health authorities Representation at meetings Dissemination of information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP, is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color. For nearly 100 years, The Crisis has been the magazine of opinion and thought leaders, decision makers, peacemakers and justice seekers. It has chronicled, informed, educated, entertained and, in many instances, set the economic, political and social agenda for our nation and its multi-ethnic citizens.

The Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP, is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color. For nearly 100 years, The Crisis has been the magazine of opinion and thought leaders, decision makers, peacemakers and justice seekers. It has chronicled, informed, educated, entertained and, in many instances, set the economic, political and social agenda for our nation and its multi-ethnic citizens.