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Horace Mann: The Visionary Pioneer of Free Public Education in America

By Rick Chromey | August 7, 2023 |

Horace Mann Founder of Free American Public Education

TweetShareShareIn the history of American public education few persons were more influential than its pioneering founder Horace Mann. Born on May 4, 1796 in Franklin, MA, Mann grew up in poverty. His dad was a farmer who produced little income for his family. Between his tenth and twentieth birthdays, the teen Mann received about six…

Public Education: Why Its Failing (and the Solution to Fix It)

By Rick Chromey | September 1, 2022 |

TweetShareShareAmerica’s schools are a mess. Teacher morale is low. Disrespect, truancy and discipline problems are rampant. Today’s kids are more profane, angry, hurting, confused, violent…and ignorant (especially of their history). But a failing education system was a problem our Founding Fathers knew was possible. In a rather inconvenient quote about American education. Dr. Benjamin Rush penned:…