THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
EDUCATION IN EARLY AMERICA BIRTH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
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Funded free textbooks for all students.
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Established career-tech education.
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made it unlawful for soldiers to enter military service if they were illiterate.
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mandated schools in rural areas.
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most important accomplishments of the Smith-Hughes Act was the establishment of cooperative activities between the Federal Government and the States. Financial support is provided to our country’s most worthwhile endeavor, the education and development of its youth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hughes, who was chair of the House Committee on Education, introduced the legislation into the House of Representatives early in 1916. While Word War I occupied much of Congress’s attention, eventually the legislation was passed, and the Smith-Hughes Act was signed into law by President Wilson on February 23, 1917.
Detailed explanation-3: -This legislation created the federal Board for Vocational Education which promoted the education of students in the areas of agriculture, trades and industries, commerce, and home economics in secondary schools (Smith-Hughes Act, 2013).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 was the first authorization for the Federal funding of vocational education.