Education was an important goal of the New Deal social planners. Numerous federal programs created to meet this goal included programs offering remedial education, job training, and career guidance. The activities of the National Youth Association (NYA) stand as prime examples of the educational opportunities fostered by the New Deal.
At its peak, the NYA had monthly enrollments of some 200,000 young people. |
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It furnished educational stipends for college students and provided jobs in libraries, museums, and laboratories. (For instance, Duke University law student Richard Nixon received 35 cents an hour for his work in the law library.) Programs for apprentice training in many occupations—furniture making, butchering, and welding among them—were also administered by the NYA.
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