Western State Normal School

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Western State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf normal school
teacher training college
academicDiscipline education
campusType urban campus
city Kalamazoo NERFINISHED
contributedTo expansion of public education in Michigan
country United States of America
surface form: United States
evolvedFrom Western State Normal School NERFINISHED
evolvedInto Western Michigan College of Education NERFINISHED
Western Michigan University NERFINISHED
focus training public school teachers
fundingType public
hadAlumni public school teachers in Michigan
hasMotto The school of opportunity
historicalRole early 20th-century teacher training institution in Michigan
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Kalamazoo, Michigan NERFINISHED
notableFor being the origin of Western Michigan University
offeredProgram elementary education
secondary education
teacher certification
operatedBy State of Michigan NERFINISHED
partOf Michigan system of public higher education
predecessorOf Western Michigan University NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose teacher education
region Midwestern United States
sector higher education
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
successorOf Western State Normal School NERFINISHED

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Western Michigan University formerName Western State Normal School