Education Week

This 19th-Century Book Is Still Timely for Teachers

In the mid-1890s, the philosopher and psychologist William James took to the road, traveling from Boston to Chicago to Colorado Springs, Colo., lecturing to thousands of teachers. He later condensed ...
The Times Herald

Women’s History Month: Mary Ann Shadd and Black Education in 19th Century Norristown

Mary Ann Camberton Shadd (later Shadd Cary) was a pioneering Black educator, among her many roles. In the 1840s, Shadd taught at a segregated school for African American children in Norristown, ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

19th-Century Founder’s Words Central to Cooper Union’s Tuition Battle

A New York court is attempting to parse the flowery prose of a 19th-century education patron in determining whether the college he established can begin charging undergraduate tuition for the first ...