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George L. Jackson
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George Leroy Jackson, Assistant Professor of Education, was born in Springville, N. Y., May 25, 1875. In 1900 he graduated from the Buffalo State Normal School, and in 1906 from the University of Michigan. His Master's degree is from Columbia, 1907, and his. Ph.D. from Columbia, 1909.
From 1907-1908, he was Research Scholar in Education at Columbia, and 1908-1909, Fellow in Education. His printed works are "Development of School Support in Colonial Massa chusetts" and a chapter entitled "High School Course of Study," contributed to "The History of Secondary Educa tion."
In 1902 he married Bess F. Hazelton.