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  2. Visual Resources Association - Wikipedia

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    The Visual Resources Association (also known as VRA) is an international organization for image media professionals.. VRA was founded in 1982 by slide librarians (visual resources curators) who were members of the College Art Association (CAA), the South Eastern Art Conference (SECAC), the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), and the Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA).

  3. Volta River Authority - Wikipedia

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    The VRA was established by the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana on 26 April 1961. The main purpose of the VRA is to generate and supply electricity for Ghana's needs. It is also responsible for managing the environmental impact of the creation of the Volta Lake on the towns and people bordering the lake.

  4. Akosombo International School - Wikipedia

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    English. Houses. 8 houses; 4 each gender. Nickname. AIS. Akosombo International School (AIS) is a Ghanaian coeducational international second-cycle institution located at Akosombo in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. It is operated by the Volta River Authority .

  5. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    While many previous challenges of redistricting under the VRA had been brought by groups like the NAACP or voters within the state, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in November 2023 in a 2–1 decision that a strict reading of the VRA stated that there was no room for private rights of action, and only the United States Attorney ...

  6. Louis Casely-Hayford - Wikipedia

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    Louis Casely-Hayford (13 July 1936 – 24 November 2014) [1] was a Ghanaian chartered engineer who served as the third CEO [2] of the Volta River Authority (VRA) from 1980 to 1991. He was CEO of the VRA when the master-plan for extension of electricity to the northern parts of Ghana was conceived. He led the creation of the VRA Training School ...

  7. No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia

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    The act is promoted as requiring 100% of students (including disadvantaged and special education students) within a school to reach the same state standards in reading and mathematics by 2014; detractors charge that a 100% goal is unattainable, and critics of the NCLB requirement for "one high, challenging standard" claim that some students are ...

  8. Visual reinforcement audiometry - Wikipedia

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    Visual reinforcement audiometry ( VRA) is a key behavioural test for evaluating hearing in young children. [1] [2] First introduced by Liden and Kankkunen in 1969, VRA is a good indicator of how responsive a child is to sound and speech and whether the child is developing awareness to sound as expected. Performed by an audiologist, VRA is the ...

  9. Hillsborough County Public Schools - Wikipedia

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    Historically black schools, such as Blake and Middleton, were "demoted" to junior high school status and students and teachers, including many who had been there for decades, were reassigned to white suburban schools. Black students faced busing for 10 out of 12 years, while for whites they were only bused 2 of 12 years.