Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Winnetka
Winnetkawĭnĕt'kə, village (1990 pop. 12,174), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is renowned for its public school system, various educational institutions, and its maverick teaching methods under the Winnetka Plan (see progressive education).
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- Saarinen, Eliel
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873–1950, Finnish-American architect and city planner, resident of the United States after 1923. In Finland, Saarinen's most celebrated building was the railway station in He...
- progressive education
Progressive education, movement in American education. Confined to a period between the late 19th and mid-20th cent., the term progressive education is generally used to refer only to those ed...
