Includes bibliographical references (p. 233) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Before city unification : school design and decoration in the early years -- Dawn of a new century : C.B.J. Snyder, master builder and art patron -- Beautifying schools in the progressive era -- The New Deal comes to public schools -- Modernism : redefining schools in the post-World War II years -- The civil rights era and beyond -- Reshaping schools : improved design and Percent for Art -- Into the twenty-first century -- Afterword -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Credits.