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Mann was elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 1827, and in that role was active in the interests of education, public charities, and laws for the suppression of alcoholic drinks and lotteries. He established an asylum in Worcester, and in 1833 was chairman of its board of trustees.
Apr 2, 2014 · Horace Mann was an American politician and education reformer, best known for promoting universal public education and teacher training in "normal schools."
Apr 30, 2024 · Horace Mann, American educator, the first great American advocate of public education who believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, nonsectarian, democratic in method, and reliant on well-trained professional teachers. Learn more about Mann’s life and career.
Feb 7, 2023 · Liked and disliked in equal measure, Horace Mann (1796–1859) disrupted the nineteenth-century educational, political, and social status quo. As the advocate for universal public education and quality teacher training, Mann brought to the public’s...
Jun 27, 2018 · Horace Mann is often described as the founder of the U.S. public school system. Through most of the 1840s he served as the secretary of education for Massachusetts and created the blueprint for a well-run, effective public school system in his state.
May 4, 1796. Franklin, Massachusetts. Died. August 2, 1859. Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist and education reformer. He greatly advanced the cause of universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women's rights.
Dec 10, 2017 · Horace Mann (1796-1859), “The Father of the Common School Movement,” was the foremost proponent of education reform in antebellum America. An ardent member of the Whig Party, Mann argued that the common school, a free, universal, non-sectarian, and public institution, was the best means of achieving the moral and socioeconomic uplift of all ...
