USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This piece of legislation increased federal funding to universities, created scholarships, financed loans for students, and established a Teacher Corps.
A
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
B
The Peace Corps Act of 1965
C
The Brown vs. the Board of Education ruling
D
The Higher Education Act of 1965
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) is a law designed to provide financial assistance to post-secondary students and to strengthen the educational resources of the colleges and universities of the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The GSL program, originally authorized in the Higher Education Act of 1965, empowered state and private nonprofit agencies to guarantee student loans and to establish loan insurance for lenders who did not have access to state or private nonprofit agencies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) provides for the authorization of loans and grant programs to students pursuing post-secondary education. In order for students to receive this federal student aid, the institution they attend must be an “eligible” institution under Title IV.

Detailed explanation-4: -So here’s what HEA did: It opened the doors to college for millions of smart, low-and middle-income Americans by establishing need-based grants, work-study opportunities, and federal student loans. It also created outreach programs, such as TRIO, for the nation’s poorest students.

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