Explore key moments in education history by selecting an image below. Click on an image to view the enlarged photo and the story behind it. The common school Discrimination sparks creation of Catholic schools Vast changes in student population       Women as teachers Expansion and exclusion Immigration       Teaching life skills Bilingual education Desegregation School choice   Selections from the companion volume SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education, published by Beacon Press, include excerpts from the series scripts written by Sheila Curran Bernard. Home | Roots in History | Innovators | Evolving Classroom Photo Gallery | About the Series | Get Involved Copyright © 2001 Roundtable, Inc. All rights reserved.