1. Thinking Critically about History
2. Globalization and Religion in Colonial Education
3. Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Moral Reform in the New Republic
4. The Ideology and Politics of the Common School
5. The Common School and the Threat of Cultural Pluralism
6. Organizing the American School: Teachers and Bureaucracy
7. Multiculturalism and the Failure of the Common School Ideal
8. Global Migration and the Growth of the Welfare Function of Schools
9. Human Capital: High School, Junior High School, and Vocational Guidance and Education
10. Scientific School Management: Testing, Immigrants, and Experts
11. The Politics of Knowledge: Teachers’ Unions, the American Legion, and the American Way
12. Schools, Media, and Popular Culture: Influencing the Minds of Children and Teenagers
13. American Schools and Global Politics: The Cold War and Poverty
14. The Fruits of Globalization: Civil Rights, Global Migration, and Multicultural Education
15. Globalization, Religion, Free Markets, and Human Capital: From Nixon to Trump
16. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Versus Meritocracy: The Biden-Trump Years