Statement By Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath, Federal-State Relations In Education
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OCR Page 1 of 18FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS IN EDUCATION
by Earl James McGrath *
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Federal Security Agency
Introduction
I am grateful for the opportunity to consider with you a question
in which I am keenly interested, as I know all of you are-Federal-State
relations in education. The important concepts of educational administra-,
tion which have become a part of our national heritage have not just
happened. They have been carefully studied throughout the years by
this group and others. You, the chief State school officers of the
48 States, have formulated policies for Council consideration at this
meeting which, in your combined judgment, should govern Federal-State
relations in education. These policies reflect a deep conviction that
the best interests of our Nation can be most effectively served if the
control of education remains close to the people. I share your
conviction in this matter. I too believe that the control of education
must remain in the States and their local administrative units. I believe
also the critical Nation-wide problems facing our schools today can and
must be solved within that basic franework.
This evening may we think of Federal-State relations in education
not in terms of abstract principles but rather in terms of a program of
action to improve the Nation's schools. It seems to me we must work
together earnestly and devotedly if we are to guarantee adequate
educational opportunities for on-coming youth. America can remain
Presented by Rall I. Grigsby, Deputy Commissioner of Education, at the
annual meeting of the National Council of Chief State School Officers
in Biloxi, Miss. December 7, 1949
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