This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...in the cities. The treatment of the rural school problem by Massachusetts.--Hon. George H. Martin, agent Massachusetts board of education: Massachusetts has attacked the rural school problem from three sides--the side of teaching, the side of organization, and the side of supervision. Most of the rural schools in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...in the cities. The treatment of the rural school problem by Massachusetts.--Hon. George H. Martin, agent Massachusetts board of education: Massachusetts has attacked the rural school problem from three sides--the side of teaching, the side of organization, and the side of supervision. Most of the rural schools in Massachusetts are in poor towns which have been depleted by the set of population toward the manufacturing and railroad centres. These towns, too, have suffered most from the disintegrating influence of the ancient school-district system. The state has come to these towns with direct financial aid from its school fund. At various times the mode of apportioning the income of this fund has been changed in the interest of the poorer towns, increasing their grant, and withdrawing the aid from the more wealthy municipalities. Now, no towns having a valuation in excess of $3,000,000 receive any grant. The lower the valuation the larger the state grant. With the help thus afforded, the towns can afford to employ better teachers and to maintain their schools for a longer term. The second means of improvement is by union and consolidation of schools. A state law authorizes towns to appropriate money for the transportation of children. This privilege is generously used by many towns, some spending several thousand dollars in transportation. Small schools are being united, and the plan of bringing all the children of a town to a central school is growing in favor. Several towns have adopted it with success. By this arrangement the children enjoy the advantages of graded schools, in commodious and well equipped buildings. There is found to be better attendance, better teaching, better discipline, and easier supervision. It is the most democratic of school syst...
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