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Download full textStrawn, Julie; Duke, Amy-Ellen – Center for Law and Social Policy CLASP, 2005
The Higher Education Act (HEA) provides an annual $56 billion in financial assistance to students, many of whom are adults, and is by far the largest single source of federal funds for workforce development. On September 8th, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously approved S. 1614, bipartisan legislation to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Training, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Kerry, John F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
In this article, the author argues that now as never before, education is the key to opportunity, essential to a strong America. In an age when people compete with workers on every continent and information flows across oceans, high-wage jobs are more dependent than ever on high-level skills. The author suggests that together, an America that…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Access to Education, Public Education, Equal Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This is a Congressional hearing to review and receive comment on H.R. 6190, legislation that would amend Title 38, United States Code, to exempt GI bill educational benefits from the determination of a veteran's eligibility for Federal educational benefits. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Grants, Hearings
Gossens, Peter J.; Griffin, Joan M. – 1980
Provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-374) are described. Contents of the legislation are as follows: Title I--continuing education program and planning; Title II--college and research library assistance and library training and research; Title III--institutional aid; Title IV--student assistance; Title V--Teacher Corps and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Developing Institutions
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1989
This report describes the status of State and federal financial assistance available to students enrolled in postsecondary institutions located in New York State during the two academic years, 1987-88 and 1988-89. The introduction contains a brief overview of State and federal student assistance programs and highlights recent developments in those…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Higher Education, Paying for College, Postsecondary Education
Uncertainties in Federal Funding Situation Cause Problems for Rural Education and Training Programs.
Greenberg, Elizabeth – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1996
Following a series of continuing resolutions, the omnibus fiscal year 1996 appropriations bill restored federal education funding to 1995 levels or made smaller cuts than specified in the continuing resolutions. However, most job training and employment programs were cut significantly. Examines effects on rural education for Title I, impact aid,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Schiraldi, Vincent; Ziedenberg, Jason – 2002
The impact of state funding of higher education and corrections on African American men was studied by analyzing the National Association of State Budget Officers' annual state expenditure reports for the 15-year period from 1985 to 2000. To ensure proper scale, all 1985 figures were converted to 2000-year dollars by using the Bureau of Labor…
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in St. Louis, Missouri, are presented. Student assistance programs are the centerpiece of the Higher Education Act and play a critical role in achieving the federal objective of equal educational opportunity. The Higher Education Act also contains programs to assist…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Institutions, Eligibility, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedJohnstone, D. Bruce; And Others – Educational Record, 1990
Next year, Congress will begin the process of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, which governs the major student aid programs and other categorical support for colleges and universities administered by the Education Department. Major reauthorization issues include degree of access in Pell program, aid based on manpower planning, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
Because of public concern over prisoners receiving cash benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA) and Veterans' Administration (VA) programs, the General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study to estimate the number of prisoners currently receiving cash, social security, other federal retirement, disability, and educational benefits.…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Information Needs
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1994
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Children, Family Income and College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Office of Postsecondary Education, Washington DC. Student Financial Assistance Programs. – 1996
This package of training materials is intended for financial aid administrators at institutions of higher education participating in a workshop series providing training in the delivery system of federal student financial aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The workshop involves seven sessions over a 2-day period and focuses on…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Eligibility
PDF pending restorationRhind, Constance – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1993
The impacts of legislated changes in both program recipients and federal costs of the Pell Grant Program are analyzed, such as the resulting numbers of dependent and independent recipients. These include the changes in award amounts received by students and the effects of particular new provisions of the grant program on its costs. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Costs, Dependents
Merisotis, Jamie P. – 1996
This analysis looks at proposals for the 1997 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. These proposals include graduation-contingent aid providing "incentives" for completion; creation of federal student aid block grants to reduce the federal government's role and provide states and institutions more flexibility in awarding student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Block Grants, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearins on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 consider the needs of the nontraditional student in higher education. Consideration is given to ways that student financial aid programs could better serve this student population (i.e., students may be over ages 18 to 22, may be minority group members or immigrants, part-timers, out…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Day Care, Federal Aid
