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Signed into law September 2, 1958

The act authorized funding for four years and increased the funding per year.

President Eisenhower inaugurated the science initiatives in 1958

NDEA provided funding to US education institutions at all levels.

The act was not meant for long term, it was only supposed to last for the four years.

This act was an attempt raise the literacy of our nation, so that Americans could comprehend the increasing technology of the day.

National Defense Education Act

1958

The act’s measure was intended to strengthen American education and make the nation a leader in technology, defense, and security.

The act was enforced in an emergency time when Eisenhower thought it was essential.

This federal policy largely targeted collegiate education, authorizing both National Defense Fellowships and loans for students.

This act was made to accomplish the federal help to foreign language scholars, area studies centers, and engineering students.

The Congress did not want to provide a limited number of national defense scholarships

Math and Science education

The act approved grants for American schools that focused on language, mathematics, and science, and appropriated $295 million for college student loans.

The NDEA was influenced by the Soviet launch of the satellite Sputnik on October 4, 1957

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