Limits on the Impact of Educational Reform: The Case of Progressivism and U.S. Schools, 1900-1950 by David F. Labaree Stanford University November 30, 2007 David F. Labaree Professor and Associate Dean for Student Affairs School of Education 485 Lasuen Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-3096 Phone: 650-725-6977 Fax: 650-725-7412 E-mail: dlabaree@stanford.edu Web: http://www.stanford.edu/~dlabaree/ Revised version of paper presented a the conference on “The Century of the School: Continuity and Innovation During the First Half of the 20 th Century,” Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland, September, 2007.