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Toward an Independent Solution: New Student Aid Resources for Independent Colleges. A Report of the Independent Solution Project.
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, Sacramento. – 1991
This report summarizes evidence of a decline in government financial aid to students attending independent colleges and universities that have made contributions to the state by providing the state economy with competent professionals, and by offering educational opportunity to members of ethnic minorities. However, a state policy commitment to…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Government School Relationship
A Case Study of No-Need Financial Aid Based Solely on Admissions Test Scores.
Robinson, L. F. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1991
The reasons Emporia State University (Kansas) selected American College Testing Program composite scores only to identify freshman recipients of a no-need scholarship are discussed. First-semester performance of recipients with discrepant preadmission scores are used to support a recommendation that a weighted combination of pre-admission variates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Raising Standards: State Policies To Improve Academic Preparation for College.
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Flanagan, Patricia A. – 1992
This report examines state policies and policy development activities regarding student preparation for college. Three policy areas are the focus of the analysis: (1) raising admissions requirements for public four-year colleges, (2) providing regular feedback to high schools on student preparation, and (3) establishing statewide merit aid…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Brief 6: The Merit Aid Question--How Can We Attract Promising Students While Preserving Educational Opportunity for All? New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications. Paper 30
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New England Resource Center for Higher Education, 2001
[New England Resource Center for Higher Education's] NERCHE's think tank members recently participated in a discussion of the competitive forces driving change in higher education. The discussion, facilitated by The Futures Project: Policy for Higher Education in a Changing World (www.futuresproject.org), revealed tremendous concern among faculty…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Access to Education, Equal Education, Barriers
Florida's Progress Toward Excellence in Education in the State University System. 1984-85. A Report to the State Board of Education.
Florida State Board of Regents, Tallahassee. – 1986
The fourth annual report on Florida's progress toward excellence in the State University System is presented. A total of 20 "indicators" of quality were used; they include the following seven national measures of efforts toward reaching the upper quartile of state university systems: (1) average full-time faculty salaries, (2) number of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Graduates
Florida's Progress Toward Excellence in Education in the State University System. 1986-87 Academic Year. Report to the State Board of Education.
Florida State Board of Regents, Tallahassee. – 1987
The fifth annual report on Florida's progress toward excellence in education within its state university system describes the status of the system according to 20 indicators of quality. They include the following seven national measures of efforts toward reaching the upper quartile of state university systems: (1) average full-time faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Graduates