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PDF pending restorationCase, Joe Paul – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers a proposal to simplify need analysis in Pell grants and other federal need-based student aid as having merit but threatening serious financial harm to many current Pell grant recipients and their institutions. It is argued that focus on budgetary advantages ignores potential dislocations…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationWolanin, Thomas R – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers a proposal to simplify and unify need analysis in Pell grants and other federal need-based student aid as appropriate. It is also argued that a single need analysis is needed because the complexity of the existing systems is a barrier to achieving the programs' central goal. (MSE)
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationHeffrom, Mark – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers his proposal to simplify need analysis in Pell grants and other federal need-based student aid as ignoring important considerations. It is suggested that a single formula will be difficult to derive until a coherent philosophy of needs analysis and specific current purpose for the grant…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationFischer, Frederick J. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
A discussion of the two systems of need analysis used for Pell grants and other large federal need-based student-aid programs looks at the reasons for different systems and examines the usefulness of simplification to one. Budgetary feasibility, distributional implications, alternative cost-saving reforms, and effects on public confidence are…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationDavis, Jerry Sheehan – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers a proposal to simplify need analysis in Pell grants and other federal need-based student aid as a good start toward getting policymakers to achieve more consistent assessments of student financial need, but more work by many parties to create a system producing more realistic need…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
PDF pending restorationCase, Karl E. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers his proposal to simplify and unify the need analysis used in the Pell grant program and other federal need-based student aid to be useful and well designed, avoiding some common political considerations as it improves procedures and increases equity. The alternative cost-saving aspects of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Equal Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education
