The United
States Department of Education was
created in 1979. The primary mission of the
department is to ensure equal educational
opportunity for all; and to improve the quality
of that education through federal support,
research programs, and information sharing. |
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Wyatt Johnson was the first
permanent African-American president of Howard
University, in which capacity he served from 1926
to 1960. During his tenure, Howard grew from
eight unaccredited schools and colleges to ten
that are still fully accredited, saw its
enrollment grow from 1,700 to 6,000, and
increased its budget from $700,000 to $8 million. |