jun 1, 1908 - William Wirt becomes Superintendent of Gary, Indiana City Schools

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Admired ideas of pedagogical progressivism and implemented these progressive practices to make Gary a showcare of progress education reform. This plan became known as "The Gary Plan". With endorsements from both sides in education reform, Dewey widely praised Wirt's example of progressive ideas that were put to practice use in his book "The Schools of To-Morrow"

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