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Smith Towner education bill aims to raise education status
The Smith Towner bill proposes elevating the U S Bureau of Education to a cabinet post and making the Commissioner of Education a Secretary, with a large federal appropriation to boost public education. It emphasizes equalizing opportunities, funding for rural and illiterate groups, Americanization, physical education, teacher prep, and state match requirements, with Florida highlighted as a beneficiary.
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Smith-Towner
United States
Senate
Hoke Smith
Georgia
House of Representatives
Horace M. Towner
Iowa
U. S. Bureau of Education
Commissioner of Education
Secretary of Education
Department of Interior
France
England
Union
New York City
Florida
Louisiana
South
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
National Educational Association
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Teachers
National Congress of Mothers and Parent- Teacher Association
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
American Library Association