Excerpt from A Special Report on the Needs and Possibilities of Part-Time Education: January, 1913 To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives. In accordance with the provisions of chapter 64, Resolves of 1911, relative to the need and practicability of part-time schooling, vocational or otherwise, for working children, the Board of Education herewith submits the results of the investigation, together with its recommendations. The investigation was made and the report prepared under the direction of the Board by Commissioner of Education, David Snedden, assisted by Special Agent Michael W. Murray. The Board adopts the report and endorses the recommendations. Frederick P. Fish, Chairman, Sarah Louise Arnold, Ella Lyman Cabot, Simeon B. Chase, Levi L. Conant, Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, Frederick W. Hamilton, Paul Hanus, Clinton Q. Richmond About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This report points out that the U.S. is virtually alone among industrialized countries in having no officially recognized body through which a dialog can be sustained on adult education matters. Furthermore, the delivery system is too often prevented from delivering needed services by its near-total dependence on tuition income. Activities of the National Advisory Council speak to these and other national issues, describing public hearings, meetings with concerned officials and representatives, and recommendations for action. The report recommends to the President that the Executive Branch activate its leadership potential in educational planning, policy, and program development for the unserved and underserved adult learner; expand the scope of NIE (National Institute of Education) research activities; and encourage ICA (International Communications Agency) support for adult and continuing education. The Congress is requested to reauthorize Title 1 of the Higher Education Act to improve ways of meeting adult learning needs. Congress, the report emphasizes, should find ways to encourage and support those who are unable to study full-time and who are discriminated against economically. Appendixes include an executive summary and discussion of federal policies for postsecondary continuing education, an analysis of the current federal role in support of such education, and a summary of public hearings on Title 1. (CP).