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May 26, 2021 · In 1968, Elizabeth Duncan Koontz was elected NEA’s first Black president, and NEA established the Human and Civil Rights Division. Committed to helping civil rights law and rhetoric become reality, the Division tackled a variety of issues affecting minority education.
In 1969, Russell applied for and was awarded a grant from the recently formed National Endowment for the Arts to support his work—it was the first grant in the jazz field that the NEA awarded.
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Nancy Hanks was the second chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the first woman to lead the agency. She was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and continued her service under President Gerald R. Ford. Hanks increased NEA’s funding from $8 million to $99 million over her eight-year tenure.
1969. In 1969, George Russell applied for and was awarded a grant from the recently formed National Endowment for the Arts to support his work—it was the first grant in the jazz field that the NEA awarded.
The NTA became the National Education Association (NEA) in 1870 when it merged with the American Normal School Association, the National Association of School Superintendents, and the Central College Association. [19] The union was chartered by Congress in 1906.
- 1857; 166 years ago
- Washington, D.C., U.S.
- ~2,290,000 (2020)
- Becky Pringle, president
1965–1969 Roger L. Stevens, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson; 1969–1977 Nancy Hanks, appointed by Richard M. Nixon; 1977–1981 Livingston L. Biddle, Jr., appointed by Jimmy Carter; 1981–1989 Frank Hodsoll, appointed by Ronald Reagan; 1989–1992 John Frohnmayer, appointed by George H. W. Bush; 1993–1997 Jane Alexander, appointed by Bill ...
NEA headquarters moves permanently to Washington, D.C. 1921. The first American Education Week is held with the NEA and American Legion as the cosponsors. 1926. NEA focuses its energies on racial equality of educational opportunities.
