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Justin Smith Morrill/Morrill Act of 1862
This act was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, and established federal funding for higher education in every state of the country. -
Morrill Act establishes Land-Grant Universities
A land-grant college or university is an institution that has been designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862. -
What are the Land Grant Universities in AR
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) (designated in 1871; opened in 1872)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (formerly Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal -
The Rumford Kitchen 1894 Chicago World’s Fair
A stand alone house created by Ellen Richards.
Nutrition facts posted were posted on the walls of the kitchen and was used to feed nutritious meals to thousands. -
Ellen Richards
-Mobilized a multitude of forces to launch the new applied field.
-MIT graduate & chemistry faculty member
-Science consultant for industry
-Beginnings of school lunch program, 1894
-Believed science could be used to improve health & well-being of people -
Lake Placid Conference
Where it all began!
“Home Economics” was adopted as the name for the new field of study by eleven leaders who gathered in Lake Placid, N.Y. -
Martha Rensselaer
-Cornell University professor
-Attended Lake Placid Conference,1899
-Developed Cooperative Extension Service Programs at Cornell University, N.Y. , 1900
President of AAFCS -
Smith Lever Act of 1914
The Smith-Lever Act established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant universities to educate rural Americans about advances in agricultural practices and technolog -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 (signed February 23, 1917) was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational agriculture to train people "who have entered upon or who are preparing to enter upon the work of the farm," and provided federal funds for this purpose. The Smith-Hughes Act succeeded in expanding vocational education throughout the country. -
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetics Association)
-ADA founded in 1917 by 58 people who saw the need for persons educated in the science of nutrition and trained in the art of feeding people
-First president –Lulu C. Graves
-dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War -
Vocational Education Acts of 1963
The Vocational Education Act Of1963 Was Enacted by Congress to offer new and expanded vocational education programs to bring job training into harmony with the industrial, economic, and social realities of today and the needs for tomorrow. -
Vocational Amendment of 1968
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 extend the work of the 1963 amendments, but the emphasis has changed from occupations to people. National and state advisory councils are required. -
Vocational Amendment of 1973
The federal law that authorizes the formula grant programs for vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, independent living, and client assistance. -
Vocational Amendment of 1976
The educational amendments of 1976 had five titles, Title II is concerned with vocational education.
The purpose of the act was to:
-extend, improve and maintain programs;
-overcome sex discrimination/bias;
-develop new programs -
Carl Perkins Vocational Act of 1984
Named for Carl D. Perkins, the act aims to increase the quality of technical education within the United States in order to help the economy. -
Carl Perkins Act of 1990
In the 1990 Perkins Act, Section 102 mandated that 75% of the within-state allotment go directly to local secondary and postsecondary institutions that offered CTE programs. -
A New Name
June, 1994, AHEA voted to change the name of the profession to Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS).
The association became AAFCS. -
Carl Perkins Act 0f 2006
Provides an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthen the connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improve state and local accountability.
