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  2. History of higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Higher Education Act of 1965 set up federal scholarships and low-interest loans for college students, and subsidized better academic libraries, ten to twenty new graduate centers, several new technical institutes, classrooms for several hundred thousand students, and twenty-five to thirty new community colleges a year. A separate education ...

  3. Basketball Association of America - Wikipedia

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    However, the BAA still had fans eager to see former college stars play. [19] From the beginning, the league aspired to be a major league. The league also differed from its rival, the NBL: the BAA played a 48-minute game instead of a 40-minute game, and allowed players to play until they committed six fouls as opposed to five.

  4. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Higher Education Act of 1965 set up federal scholarships and low-interest loans for college students, and subsidized better academic libraries, ten to twenty new graduate centers, several new technical institutes, classrooms for several hundred thousand students, and twenty-five to thirty new community colleges a year. A separate education ...

  5. History of education - Wikipedia

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    Schooling in Sweden became mandatory for 7 years in the 1930s and for 8 years in the 1950s and for 9 years in 1962, [106] [107] According to Lars Petterson, the number of students grew slowly, from 1900–1947, then shot up rapidly in the 1950s, and declined after 1962. The pattern of birth rates was a major factor.

  6. Timeline of the National Basketball Association - Wikipedia

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    The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949, when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).

  7. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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    Funded vocational education. Pub. L. 79–586: 1950 (No short title) Provided federal funding for school districts in areas affected by federal activities. Pub. L. 81–815: 1950 (No short title) Provided federal funding for school districts in areas affected by federal activities. Pub. L. 81–874: 1954 Agricultural Act of 1954

  8. Bachelor of Applied Arts - Wikipedia

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    The BAA is most often awarded in the Commonwealth of Nations, especially in Canada and New Zealand, but it is also awarded in the United States.For example, the BAA is awarded by Mount Saint Vincent University for child and youth study, also there are BAA awarded in architectural technology, interior design, applied linguistics, information technology, arts education, family studies, and ...

  9. List of earliest coeducational colleges and universities in ...

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    However, in 1905, a reorganization of the state's higher education system converted what was then Florida State College to a women's school, Florida State College for Women. It returned to coeducation in 1947, adopting its current name at that time.) [84] Middlebury College [citation needed] University of Texas [citation needed] 1884