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The Historical Foundations and Purposes of School:
Throughout the evolution of American education many ideas and concepts have played a large role in the way we now educate our children. For as long as schooling has been around, equality of education has played one of the most crucial roles in educating all of America's students in a fair and just manner. All schools strive to educate students in a way that they may be successful in their future and able to easily immerge into society. Due to locations and personal ability of some schools as well as policies, equal education and opportunities for success have been tough to maintain throughout the country over the years.
According to Joel Spring, "Meritocracy is an educational system that gives an equal chance to all to develop their abilities and to advance in the social hierarchy." Like others, Spring believed that by promoting such concepts as meritocracy in education, students' success or failure in school would determine......

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