PBS
Pbs: School: The Story of American Public Education: Evolving Classroom
A detailed comparison of the classroom in a nineteenth century schoolhouse to that in a twenty-first century school. Looks at many features of school life, e.g., discipline, technology, homework, testing, etc. Supported with many images...
Other
Chesapeake College: 19th Century Education
Information about education in 19th century America, and the movement to develop a public education system. Has quite a few links to other sites and to some primary resources. Some of the links no longer work, but might be located by...