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Download full textAmselem, Mary Clare – Heritage Foundation, 2019
The proposed College Affordability Act calls for a massive uptick in federal spending on higher education and increased access to federal student aid (which has been shown to inflate tuition), while easing the criteria for federal loan forgiveness, leaving the bill to American taxpayers. Americans need solutions that will drive down the price of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Federal Aid
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329), as amended, authorizes a broad array of federal student aid programs that assist students and their families with financing the cost of a postsecondary education, as well as programs that provide federal support to postsecondary institutions of higher education (IHEs). Programs authorized by the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Federal Aid
Granovskiy, Boris – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The term "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education refers to teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It typically includes educational activities across all grade levels--from pre-school to post-doctorate--in both formal (e.g., classrooms) and informal (e.g.,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Descriptions, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2015
The 2013 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 49th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Dropouts, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedCarter-Williams, Mary – Urban League Review, 1988
Traces the evolution of student financial aid for higher education and the implications for Black students and Black colleges. Concludes that retrenchment in federal aid has contributed to the decline in the number of Blacks in higher education and to the inability of Black colleges to provide educational access and quality. (FMW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Among issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements are: how the United States can maximize the number of students, including…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements include: How the United States can maximize the number of students, including non-traditional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements include: how the United States can maximize the number of students, including non-traditional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements include: how the United States can maximize the number of students, including non-traditional…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
