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New York State Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education Records


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, transcripts, reports, press clippings, and printed pamphlets documenting the work of the Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education (Fleischmann Commission). Topics investigated include curriculum and instruction; urban education; teaching and teacher training; federal aid to education; handicapped and special needs students; school finance; drugs and violence in schools; racial integration; and ethnic groups represented among public school students and staff.
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Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education records
Quantity:

79 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1967-1972
Series Number:
A0011

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, transcripts, reports, press clippings, and printed pamphlets of the Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education (Fleischmann Commission). The records document a variety of subjects related to the commission's study of the New York State educational system, including curriculum and instruction; urban education; teaching and teacher training; federal aid to education; handicapped and special needs students; school finance; drugs and violence in schools; racial integration; and ethnic groups represented among public school students and staff. The series also includes files generated by various school boards across the state.

Related Publications

The Fleischmann Commission's final report is available at the New York State Library, Albany, NY.

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