The Whig Party And The Rise Of Common Schools, 1837-1854

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Whig Party And The Rise Of Common Schools, 1837-1854
I. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
1. Groen, Mark. "The Whig Party And The Rise Of Common Schools, 1837-1854." American Educational History Journal 35.1/2 (2008): 251-260. History Reference Center. Web. 11 May 2014.
2. This article is from the American Educational History Journal. This scholarly journal is one that is a peer reviewed national journal for research. The journal's topics are those that deal with educational being examined from different academic disciplines.
3. The author, Mark Groen, is a professor at the California State University, San Bernardino. He has a Ph.D. in Education along with an MA in History from U.C. Riverside. I do believe that he is a credible source on the topic being discussed.

II. FINDING THE SOURCE:
4. I choose this topic for this assignment because it fascinated me. I wanted to learn more about who and what started the public school system we find in America today. Our educational system has changed over the years and with the 'policies' of doing things has changed as well. I really wanted to le...

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