Statement by Commissioner of Education Earl McGrath, Literacy Education a "Must"
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OCR Page 1 of 2STATEMENT
LITERACY EDUCATION A "MUST"
A literate citizenry is a primary requisite in a
democratic society. In spite of this, in 1940 there were
still many millions of our adult citizens who were functionally
illiterate (had not advanced beyond the fourth grade). It is
in the interest of our national welfare, therefore, for educational
leaders to join with others in providing the teachers, in-
structional materials, and organizational and administrative
arrangements required for adequately attacking the problem of
illiteracy.
*By Earl James McGrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Federal
Security Agency, published in the Educator's Washington Dispatch
March 2, 1950
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