Scenarios about 'land-grant colleges'
Educational institutions established through the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, which provided federal land to states to fund universities focused on agriculture, science, engineering, and military science. Land-grant colleges democratized higher education in America by making it accessible to the working classes and emphasizing practical subjects relevant to industrial development. These institutions profoundly shaped American higher education and continue to serve as major research centers and educational hubs across the United States.
What If Federal Education Funding Was Never Established?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States federal government never established a system of education funding, dramatically altering the landscape of American education, economic development, and social mobility.