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The National Defense Education Act of 1958 was brought to the attention when the Soviet Union sent up the Sputnik rocket ship. For the longest time the United States believed that they had the best education. They were woke up when the Sputnik was sent to space. On that accord America started to fund education.
Before Sputnik the Government contribution to schools was only 10.8%. That was in 1967 when the first department of education was made. The department filled the gaps in the state and local education support. They stopped at that.
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These laws were made for in a time of war the citizens would not have to pay school tax and the Government would pay. This was to ease the burden of the citizens.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Head Start Program
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In this the Government sent World War Two veterans to college for them to gain the education that they did not receive.