Ronald Reagan: “Those who are entering the workplace need to be able to read, write…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1986

Those who are entering the workplace need to be able to read, write, compute, and reason in order to get along in today's jobs.

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Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Job Training Partnership Act Amendments of 1986

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