Horace Mann, an advocate for public schools, maintained that universal access to education "was the great equalizer of the condition of men-the balance-wheel of the social machinery."
According to reformers during the first half of the nineteenth century, how would expanding public schools benefit the nation?
a. Public schools were already widespread in the South and proven to guarantee job prospects for students.
b. Public schools provided well:paid and stable jobs for qualified teachers.
c. Public schools better enabled the lower classes to pursue the American dream.
d. Public schools produced an informed citizenry, which was essential in a republic.
1. correct answer
2. incorrect answer