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Morrill Land-Grant Acts
Allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds of federal land sales -
Morrill Act of 1862
Made it possible for new western states to establish colleges for their citizens. -
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Land Grant University- University of Arkansas (Fayettville)
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Land Grant University-University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ( Branch Normal, AM&N )
was designated as a Land Grant Institutions under the Morrill Act of 1890. -
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
a national cooperative extension service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technology. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
It promoted vocational education in "agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking", and provided federal funds for this purpose. -
Vocational Education Act of 1963
provided grants to states to maintain, improve, and develop vocational-technical education programs -
Vocational Education Act of 1968
it extends the work of the 1963 amendment, but emphasis has changed from occupations to people. part of the authorized funds are allocated to permanent programs in cooperative vocational as well as consumer and homemaking education. -
Vocational Amendment of 1973
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies. -
Vocational Amendment Act of 1976
projecting the effect of the amendments of vocational and technical education which may result and discussing immediate as well as long-range implications of the amendments. -
Carl Perkins Vocational Act of 1984