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Direct linkTierney, William G.; Venegas, Kristan M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2009
The authors do not quarrel with the assumption that increasing financial aid would boost college going. Yet a conundrum exists. Some state agencies have the potential to provide more resources than what college-bound students request. The federal government also has an excess of money in various aid programs. Of course, the authors do not ignore…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid
Download full textCenter for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2007
Research suggests that low-income high school students may opt out of preparing for college, because they believe a postsecondary education is more than they or their parents can afford. At the same time, federal agencies and some state agencies have indicated that every year available student aid goes unused. In response to these misconceptions…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Student Financial Aid, Misconceptions, Policy Analysis
