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Schools at Work in 48 States is a record of a cooperative study made over a period of 212 years by nine staff members of the elementary school section of the Office of Education, with the advice and help of their co-workers.

Such a study requires that the group of persons working together arrive at some commonly accepted principles of education in order that as they visit schools they may not only observe and record, but also be able to identify what they have seen and heard with these principles of good teaching and learning. Over a period of a year's time and preliminary to the visits, the Elementary Section staff discussed the contributions of each subject area to a total school program that is good for children. They continued such discussions as reports of visits were made in an attempt to relate principles and practices throughout the study.

Information about ways of working to improve education for children needs to be shared on a broad basis, not to bring about undesirable uniformity, but rather to stimulate widespread discussion and evaluation of elementary school practices. It is hoped that the bulletin may help improve classroom teaching and bring about closer relationships between school and community.

The Elementary Section staff members who had the opportunity of visiting schools in the 48 States wish to express appreciation to consultants in elementary education in State departments of education who suggested places to visit, and who often helped in making plans; and to all personnel in individual schools and school systems who generously made available all of their facilities that would contribute to the success of the study. Effie Bathurst and Glenn Blough assumed responsibility for editing and writing the manuscript.

WAYNE O. REED, Assistant Commissioner,
Division of State and Local School Systems.

GALEN JONES, Director,
Instruction, Organization, and Services Branch.

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