He is lucky if he attends school half the days it is in session. He is always behind his classmates. both academically and socially. and as a result he has almost no chance of receiving an acceptable education. The inadequate education of migrant children is one of our most serious social problems. and it is a problem which our school system is equipped and is qualified to solve. It is not purely a local problem. Without a decent education the migrant child in California. Colorado. Texas or Florida can very likely become the recipient of Federal welfare paid for by the taxpayers of all 50 States.
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Migrant children are always behind and have almost no chance of receiving an acceptable education.