An archconservative form of evangelism that developed in the late 19th century as evangelistic fervor seemed to dissipate with the spread of universal, secular public education.
An important calculation in higher education to convert the number of part-time students or faculty into an equivalent number of full-time students and faculty.
A referential title usually given to a coalition of mid-19th-century educational reformers who were responsible for spearheading the public school movement throughout most of the United States.
A relatively small Christian sect that believes that there is “that of God in every one” and that all individuals receive and perceive the word of God.
Most recently, a short-lived group of pseudoeducational institutions that was established in California and a handful of major cities in other states in the late 1960s by political and social activists and counterculture groups.
A group of widely scattered secondary schools established for black children in various southern communities in the 1950s, during the struggle for racial equality.
A vague, constantly shifting and highly controversial concept, under which citizens are free to express themselves orally and in print, without government interference.
A quasi-secret society of college students organized for any of a variety of reasons, including social or professional comradeship, the provision of living accommodations, the bestowing of academic or other honors or the performance of social service.
The academy founded in Philadelphia, in 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and his supporters, who espoused his idea of practical, free, universal public education.
American-born statesman, author, scientist, political and cultural leader, educator and one of the most important influences on education in American history.