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PDF pending restorationMartin, Dennis J. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1992
This article examines problems with the student loan program from an institutional perspective, in the context of reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. It raises questions for evaluating reform proposals; presents seven key principles for student loan reform; and offers suggestions for a pilot program addressing direct lending,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This report presents testimony, along with prepared letters, statements, and supplemental materials, submitted before a House congressional hearing concerned with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in general, and the integrity and quality of grant and loan assistance for students in particular. The testimony and statements…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants
Linney, Thomas J.; Ross, Kathleen – 1979
The impact of federal student aid programs on higher education and policy implications are discussed. Historical information on federal aid is presented. Large amounts of federal support are devoted to student assistance funding, which is channeled into the institutions in the form of tuition or housing costs. The student aid programs are designed…
Descriptors: College Students, Conference Reports, Educational Finance, Equal Education
Peer reviewedGladieux, Lawrence E. – Change, 1980
The Education Amendments of 1980 of the Higher Education Act became law in October. The new higher education law is seen as ambitious in addressing complex issues with the management, delivery and targeting of federal assistance. The student loan explosion is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in Portland, Maine, in 1985 are presented. It is noted that in Maine, which is a rural state, family income is low and 56% of its students depend on federal financial aid programs. Specific concerns include: how costs at the University of Maine system compare with costs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1990
Final federal regulations through September 1989 for student financial aid and related concerns are listed in this publication. Regulations cover the following areas: family educational rights and privacy; Institutional eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; student assistance general provision; Paul Douglas Teacher…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Family Financial Resources, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
The federal role in helping colleges provide graduate education is considered, as part of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The question of whether there is access to graduate education is addressed. Attention is directed to the following concerns: the appropriate balance between undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Debt (Financial), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in 1985 are presented. The largest and most important programs contained in the Higher Education Act provide grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students with a demonstrated need for federal financial aid. These…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1985 are presented. The largest and most important programs contained in the Higher Education Act provide grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students with a demonstrated need for federal financial aid. The Act also…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1990
This paper identifies issues that underlie student financing of education in the health professions in terms of the interrelationships and interactions between financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act and Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. Section 1 provides background to the issues by describing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations, Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1991
As part of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, testimony was heard on the safety and soundness of the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae). Witnesses discussed many issues surrounding financial oversight of federal agencies and financial risk to the taxpayer through the potential failure of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Change, Economic Impact, Educational Finance
Catterton, Brenda – 1979
This testimony on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act defines the objectives of the National Student Educational Fund. The remarks focus on putting the student's right to good information about educational opportunities into practice by providing better information, by simplifying the financial aid system, and by providing key roles…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Change, Consumer Protection, Educational Legislation
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
This document is a compilation of final federal regulations issued from January through July, 1994, concerning student financial aid (SFA) and related concerns. The first portion includes the following parts under Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Drug Free Schools and Campuses, Family Educational Rights and Privacy, Institutional…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Family Financial Resources, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in both Notre Dame, Indiana, and Washington, D.C., in 1985 are presented. Title IV of the Act, which authorizes student financial aid programs, is the focus. The Pell Grant program is aimed at the lower-income student, and the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1992
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from higher education administrators and others from the state of North Carolina. The witnesses addressed a full range of issues concerning higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
