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PDF pending restorationRiddle, Wayne – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1986
The "ability to benefit" provision in Title IV, Higher Education Act, and the Reagan Administration's proposal to eliminate it as a basis for student aid eligibility are discussed. Regulations and data related to the provision, pro and con arguments regarding "ability to benefit," and policy alternatives are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Eligibility
Download full textHauptman, Arthur M.; Merisotis, Jamie P. – 1989
More than $25 billion in financial aid in 1988 is awarded annually to students attending postsecondary education. The aid covers about the same percentage of college costs that it did in 1970, but the impact of veterans' education benefits and social security benefits is no longer significant, and loans now make up one-half the total aid, having…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Financial Services
