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(Encyclopedia) Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic…Wallace, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry, 1836–1916, American agricultural leader, b. West Newton, Pa., grad. Jefferson (later Washington and Jefferson) College, 1859. He studied (1861–63) theology and went (…Milwaukie
(Encyclopedia) Milwaukie, city (1990 pop. 18,692), Clackamas and Multnomah counties, NW Oreg., on the Willamette River; inc. 1903. The city is a distribution center for farms and orchards of the…school vouchers
(Encyclopedia) school vouchers, government grants aimed at improving education for the children of low-income families by providing school tuition that can be used at public or private schools. The…State Compulsory School Attendance Laws
Here's a list of each U.S. state's minimum compulsory school age and attendance laws for 2013. State Compulsory ages…Weaver, James Baird
(Encyclopedia) Weaver, James Baird, 1833–1912, American political leader, b. Dayton, Ohio. Reared in frontier areas of Michigan and Iowa, he practiced law in Iowa. He served in the Union army in the…Deaf Smith County, TX Economic Statistics
Deaf smith county texas dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over12,961100.0In labor force7,78860.1Civilian…Deaf Smith County, TX Housing Statistics
Deaf smith county texas dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units6,914100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached5,42478.41-unit,…library school
(Encyclopedia) library school, educational institution providing professional training for librarians (see also library). Librarians were trained by apprenticeship until the late 19th cent. The first…Cornforth, Sir John Warcup
(Encyclopedia) Cornforth, Sir John WarcupCornforth, Sir John Warcupwôrˈkəp côrnˈfərth [key], 1917–2013, Australian chemist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1941. Although Cornforth suffered a hearing loss from…Trending
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