Describe the motives for the creation of American public schools and the factors that shaped it from its inception through the 1980s.

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Response Prompt: Describe the motives for the creation of American public schools and the factors that shaped it from its inception through the 1980s. In your discussion, note the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and gender dynamics were structured into the American public schools’ system.