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  2. Vocational education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The National Defense Education Act, signed in 1958, focused on improving education in science, mathematics, foreign languages, and other critical areas, especially in national defense. In 1963, the Vocational Education Act added support for vocational education schools for work-study programs and research.

  3. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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    Amended the Vocational Education Act to extend grants for nurse training. Pub. L. 87–22: 1962 McIntire–Stennis Act of 1962: Funded agricultural research programs. Pub. L. 87–788: 1963 (No short title) Reauthorized the National Defense Education Act. Expanded vocational education programs with the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Pub. L ...

  4. Smith–Hughes Act - Wikipedia

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    The Smith–Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in "agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking," [1] and provided federal funds for this purpose. As such, it is the basis both for the promotion of vocational education, and for its isolation from the ...

  5. Education Amendments of 1972 - Wikipedia

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    Education Amendments of 1972; Long title: An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, and related Acts, and for other purposes.

  6. Vocational education - Wikipedia

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    In Greece, vocational education and training (VET) is usually for lyceum (senior high school) graduates and is provided by public or private Schools of Higher Vocational Training [formerly known as Institute of Vocational Training (IEK) (IEK, the Greek abbreviation for the Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης)].

  7. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Wikipedia

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    Thus, public school districts have an affirmative duty to identify and evaluate every qualified child with disabilities residing in the recipient's jurisdiction who is not receiving a public education and take appropriate steps to notify persons with disabilities and their parents or guardians of the recipient's duties under §504. 34 C.F.R ...

  8. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act

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    The new law, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century (Perkins V) Act, was passed almost unanimously by Congress. The Perkins IV re-authorization included three major areas of revision: Using the term "career and technical education" instead of "vocational education"

  9. U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education, often referred to as the Federal Board of Vocational Education, was created in 1917 and lasted until 1946.It was created by the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 to promote nationwide vocational education for students interested in agriculture, industry, and home-economics.