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Abstract
Education of the youth is recognized by workers in rural development as one of the most
hopeful means of achieving satisfactory adjustment in low-income rural areas. Some
writers have concluded that inadequacies in this regard represent one of the major causes
for the persistence of problems in low-income areas. It is relatively easy to ascertain the
quantity of education received by rural youths in low-income rural areas, that is, at 10-
year intervals, when census data are available. But it is more difficult to ascertain the
quality of education available to low-income rural youth. While factors for which data
are available do not directly measure quality of education, it is generally conceded that in
our commercially oriented society, there is a rather close relationship between expenditures
for school operation and level of education provided. This report brings together and
consolidates the information available for the nine generalized problem areas delineated
in the Department's report to the President. It is hoped that this will aid workers in
rural development to evaluate their own local school situations more ef fectively. The
report is intended also to help them recognize more fully the necessity for improving
educational opportunities as an element in community programs.