National Defense Education Act amendments
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The National Defense Education Act amendments were legislative updates enacted to expand and refine the original NDEA’s federal support for education, particularly in science, mathematics, and foreign languages, during the Cold War era.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal legislation
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amendment to statute → |
| appliesTo |
federal education policy
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| basedOn |
National Defense Education Act of 1958
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| country |
United States
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| effect |
expansion of student aid mechanisms
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increased federal funding for education programs → refinement of program eligibility and administration → |
| field |
education policy
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foreign language education → mathematics education → science education → |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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| legalStatus |
amended statute
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| motivation |
concern over United States scientific and technological competitiveness
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national defense considerations → |
| partOf |
National Defense Education Act
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| purpose |
to expand federal support for education
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to refine provisions of the National Defense Education Act → to strengthen education in foreign languages → to strengthen education in mathematics → to strengthen education in science → |
| topic |
development of instructional materials in critical foreign languages
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federal support for elementary and secondary education → federal support for higher education → training of teachers in science and mathematics → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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86th United States Congress
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passedLegislation |