This document is the Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Education, covering the calendar year 1938, a critical period during the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946). The report details the extensive expansion of the public school system and its efforts to achieve the aims of education under the new Commonwealth government. It provides a comprehensive statistical snapshot, including data on enrollment, teacher qualifications and shortages, and the structure of curricula. The report is highly relevant to national and institutional history as it chronicles the efforts to build a democratic, national public education system, specifically documenting the integration of Preparatory Military Training and the emphasis on moral character and civic conscience in accordance with the Philippine Constitution.
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Director of Education for the calendar year 1938