Horace Mann significantly contributed to the reform in education primarily through his pressure on the state legislature to provide money to fund new schools and increase teachers' pay. Mann advocated for a public school system that was free, universal, and supported by the state, emphasizing the importance of education as a foundation for democracy and social progress. His efforts laid the groundwork for the development of a formal public education system in the United States.
How did Horace Mann contribute to the reform in education?
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His development of books
• with raised letters aided in the education of the blind.
His educational philosophy
• led to a new approach to educating the deaf.
His radical call for
classroom equality gave
• African Americans a chance to get an education.
His pressure on the state legislature provided money to fund new schools and increase teachers' pay.
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