The Political Changes of Depression Years
§The depression began to split the alliances among local school administrators, local school boards, and local elites (p.326)
§The economic pressures of the depression caused some leading educators to advocate use of the schools to bring about a radical transformation of society (p. 328)
§Government involvement created tension between professional educators and the federal government as to each group's role in control of youth (p. 327)
§Members of the business and financial community began to call for reductions in teacher salaries and educational programs (p. 329)