Industrial Schools

Implementation of mandatory schooling for boys and girls ages 6-12Mass educationEmphasis on producing workers and voters with universal sets of skillsMandatory attendance kept children occupied in the system and reduced juvenile crime

(1) the public should no longer remain ignorant(2) that such education should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an interested public(3) that this education will be best provided in schools that embrace children from a variety of backgrounds(4) that this education must be non-sectarian(5) that this education must be taught by the spirit, methods, and discipline of a free society(6) that education should be provided by well-trained, professional teachers

Industrialization of society in Europe and the US during the late 19th and early 20th centuriesMass production of goods like steel, textiles, and energyUrbanization-movement of large numbers of people from the country to citiesEmphasis on skilled labor factory jobs, efficiency, and discipline