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National Defense Education Act
National Defense Education Act (NDEA), federal legislation passed in 1958 providing aid to education in the United States at all levels, public and private. NDEA was instituted primarily to stimulate the advancement of education in science, mathematics, and modern foreign languages; but it has also... Read more |
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Mellon Foundation
Mellon Foundation officially the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, philanthropic trust formed (1969) through the merger of the Avalon Foundation (est. 1940 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce) and the Old Dominion Foundation (est. 1941 by Paul Mellon). Prior to the merger, the Avalon Foundation distributed funds to... Read more |
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Multicultural education
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Medieval education
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
Robert Maynard Hutchins 1899-1977, American educator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at Oberlin College, grad. Yale, 1921, taught in the Yale law school (1925-27), and served as dean (1927-29). He became president of the Univ. of Chicago in 1929 at the age of 30 and held that position until 1945; he... Read more |
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Educational technology
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION current trendssusan m. williams schoolhoward d. mehlingersusan m. powers higher educationroger g. baldwin CURRENT TRENDS Computers and Internet connections are becoming widely available in schools and classrooms. In 1999, 99 percent of teachers in the United States had... Read more |
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Workers Educational Association
Workers' Educational Association (WEA). Founded in 1903 by Albert Mansbridge (1876–1952), a cashier at the Cooperative Permanent Building Society, whose own formal education had ended at the age of 14. Mansbridge considered that the University Extension movement, established in 1878 and... Read more |
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University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York chartered 1784. It consists of all secondary and higher educational institutions incorporated in the state and other institutions, organizations, and agencies for education. The university is empowered to promote and investigate education in the state; to... Read more |
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University of Wisconsin
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. The origins of higher education in Wisconsin came in the provision of the new state's 1848 constitution mandating the founding of a public, nonsectarian institution of higher learning, financed by the sale of the state's designated public lands.... Read more |
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William Chandler Bagley
William Chandler Bagley 1874-1946, American educator and editor, b. Detroit, grad. Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1895, M.S. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1898, Ph.D. Cornell Univ., 1900. He taught in elementary schools before becoming (1908) professor of education at the Univ. of... Read more |
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Students lobby for higher-ed funding
...cut from the higher-education budget to make...the higher-education budget. "Students...Billigns, said education is vital to the...Reducing funding for higher education...us up for the ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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Court ends battle for school funds ; $1.93 billion increase deemed acceptable...
...sound, basic education" to New York...order as a funding floor and...would be a far higher school aid...state's highest court in September...are in a far better position than...inadequate funding of the New...its size and ... |
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Calif. Occupy protests focus on cuts to education
...camp in the lobby.The arrests...schools and education, not for banks...restoration of funding for higher education.At Berkeley...public education funding."There should...be acting in good ... |
 "The Sun - Naperville (IL)")
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Uncertain future, Worried about wen kids grow up, parents ask for better...
...trampoline for a better sensory experience...supported education and teacher...special-education services...said Amy Williams, whose 12...this week to lobby for state funding for group...technical education, ... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Multi-faith school will be 'marriage made in hell and a spiritual fraud;...
...Joseph's RC High School will...Welsh Assembly education minister Jane...teachers, sex education, women priests and religious education are crucial...scheme, says Mr Williams, whose children...school. His lobby group, ... |
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State could increase U. Virginia cash flow
Clark Williams University...reliable funding from the...of public higher education institutions...University lobbies for funding...to lock in funding amounts for...induced cuts in funding. The ... |
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Streamline accountability at the top, end annual beg fest
...President Rufus Williams says it's...Springfield and lobby for basic funding. That time would be much better spent, he...toward providing high-quality education to every child...Anderson, Williams lays out ... |
 "Odessa American (Odessa, TX)")
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Democratic Commission Candidate Seeks Restructuring of Texas Energy Agency.
...and public education to promote...promoted increased funding of energy research in higher education. The University...children's education, finance...Chairman Michael Williams discounted...think it's a good ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Climbing a lifeline out of poverty; Montgomery FSS graduates leave welfare...
...She now has a good-paying job...refers them to education, job training...Many lack high school diplomas...job skills or education training...based law firm Williams & Connolly...contract one better, earning a...Today, she ... |
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Wise lobbies state to fund Jefferson County school
...his office to lobby the state School...Jefferson County high school. Wise...week to Clacy Williams, the authority...Jefferson County's education system meet...The current high school is too...s 2,000 high school ... |
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