BELL: PRODUCTIVITY EDUCATION LINKED

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CIA-RDP85B01152R001101440033-3
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December 21, 2016
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April 30, 2008
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June 22, 1983
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Approved For Release 2008/04/30: CIA-RDP85B01152RO01101440033-3 ? St. Louis Post-Dispatch 6/22/83 v,arrs- Posr. Bell: Productivity, Education Linked By Dale Singer and Gerald M. Boyd Of the Port-pUwteh Staff Increased productivity on the part of the nation's businesses must go band in hand with improvemeatt in the - nation's education system. Education Secretary Terrell H.. Bell said hers today. Bell linked the two is remarks prepatred for delivery at the White ause Conference on Proa"c oeuig Hein at St. Louis tuversi, EDUCATION PANEL makes its recommendations. Page 15A Bell cited, by contrast. the experience in Japan. He said the effectiveness of its'schools is one relatively neglected reason for the country's high productivity.. "By comparison, our own schools are failing to provide our young people with the preparation they need to reach their full productive potential.'. he said. "Given the magnitude of the problem, the See CONFERENCE, Page 15 "One of the reasons for the decline in American productivity the last 10 years has been related to the slow but steady deterioration of the American educational system over the last quarter century," Bell said. "The societal turmoil of the '60s and 70s have borne some bitter fruit." page 1 of 2 Approved For Release 2008/04/30: CIA-RDP85B01152RO01101440033-3