Francis B. Johnston, circa 1899. Between the 1899 and 1979 school years,
U.S.public school enrollment grav from 15.5 million to 41.6 million.
The Wilson Quu~ter1.ylNew Year':, 1984
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Since last spring, when the National Commission on Excellence in Education decried the "rising tide of mediocrity" in Amer- ica's schools, a succession of blue-ribbon panels has joined in the chorus of condemnation and the search for effective reforms. Americans are again re-evaluating their expensive...