Religions, political and civil
Before progressivism : belief in education in a divided nation
Public education in the progressive era
Public schooling between world wars : management, design, and varieties of the faith
After World War II : the education boom, Cold War, and growing calls for equality
Education for equality and education as redistribution in the 1960s and 1970s
Anxiety and standards : A nation at risk and the equity-excellence dilemma in the 1980s and 1990s
Where all the children are above average : entering the 21st century
Conclusion: American civil religion and the schools.
Public education, America's civil religion : a social history by Carl L. Bankston. ISBN 9780807749470. Published by Teachers College in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.