The Spencer Foundation
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The Spencer Foundation was established in 1962 by Lyle M. Spencer
. The foundation makes grants to support research for areas of education, widely construed.
Lyle M. Spencer
Lyle M. Spencer was a twenty-seven-year-old graduate student in sociology at the University of Chicago in 1938 when he founded Science Research Associates , the educational publishing firm which provided the basis of his wealth and ultimately made possible the creation of The Spencer...
. The foundation makes grants to support research for areas of education, widely construed.