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Peer reviewedScience Teacher, 1974
Identified and briefly described are sources of federal funding for the purchase of instructional materials. (PEB)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Davis, James Taylor – 1972
In this investigation, questionnaires were sent to 64 selected urban and rural high schools that were participating in the NDEA Title III science programs. The study revealed that Title III funds were responsible for the improvement of science laboratories, teaching materials and equipment, and the educational advancement of teachers. New courses…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Instruction
Harden, Thomas K. – 1981
The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958 changed the federal government's relationship to education. Previously, while the federal government had provided land grants for schools and aid to vocational education, it had been unwilling to fund general education. The Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik in 1957, however, allowed supporters to…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
