National Defense Education Act

(idea) by regeneration (1.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Jul 30 2001 at 13:01:39

After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik the United States began spending $2 billion a year on higher education in an effort to win the "brain race" with the Soviets. Another example of what America can do when it needs to.

The federal legislation was passed in 1958.

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