History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1969 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Schools and the Arts
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The idea
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of nineteen sixty-five sent over a billion dollars to public schools, in the Yawp's words the first sustained federal investment.
In practice
The Higher Education Act's scholarships and low-interest loans for poor students.
Where people slip
Johnson also signed laws creating the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, the anchor records.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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