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James C. Carper
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BIOGRAPHY Professor of Social Foundations of Education, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent (2010), which he coedited, formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
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Exodus Mandate
Exodus Mandate, American group founded in 1997 that calls for Christian families to withdraw their children from public schools in favor of private religious education. Fueled by its mission statement that “Christian Children Need Christian Schools,” the group rejects the premise that the public…
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Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent
Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent (January 2010)
By Thomas C. Hunt

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Educational reform, and to a lesser extent educational dissent, occupy a prominent place in the annals of U.S. education. Whether based on religious, cultural, social, philosophical, or pedagogical grounds, they are ever-present in our educational history. Although some reforms have been presented as a remedy for society's ills, most programs were aimed toward practical transformation of the existing...

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