Suggests that proposed education voucher systems may not serve as a panacea for the nation's educational ills. (JH)

Analyzes a student-loans scheme in Thailand to increase access of poor students, for example, to upper-secondary and postsecondary education. Finds average repayment ratio of loans is 10 percent or less. Recommends conversion of upper-secondary loans to grants and reforms in postsecondary loan procedures to improve repayment and recovery ratios.…

Financial assistance awards greater than $500 offered by state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, and academic institutions offering undergraduate and graduate programs in library education are listed. Only awards intended primarily for library education are included. Awards are listed alphabetically by the…

The Basic Opportunity Grants symbolize one approach to the financing of higher education. In this paper, the formula of the grant is tested against the theory and practice of negative income taxation. A key concept in both Basic Opportunity Grants and in other types of income taxation is that of the family unit whose income must be counted in…

The purpose of this study is to obtain institutional responses that would indicate how two newly-authorized veterans' programs, Advanced Payment (Section 1780, Title 38) and Work-Study (Section 1685, Title 38) are functioning within Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties in Michigan. Surveys were sent to 36 institutions, including all junior and…

Analyzes the awareness and impact of tuition-waiver policies among older adults and institutions of higher education in Virginia. Results indicated a high level of awareness among institutions and less awareness among older adults. Although the financial burden on institutions is relatively small, incentives for program development are…

In an audit of the records and procedures for ASA Institute of Computer and Business Technology, Inc. (ASA), the New York Office of the State Comptroller determined that ASA was overpaid $696,352 because school officials incorrectly certified certain students as eligible for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. This error was discovered using…

This paper provides an overview and analysis of the practice of tuition discounting by higher education institutions, especially private institutions. It explains that tuition discounting the practice of permitting some students to pay less than full tuition has risen markedly in recent years, and that there is significant confusion regarding the…

This document outlines the University of Hawaii's tuition schedule proposal, which recommends that the Board of Regents approve rate schedules in four areas for 1998-1999 and 1999-2000: (1) full-time tuition schedule per semester; (2) continuing education and community services per-credit-hour schedule; (3) summer session per-credit-hour schedule;…

The purpose of this descriptive case study was to trace the policy production process of a state agency, the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Commission), to its function today. This case study relied on a review of federal and state statutes, a news article search, biennium reports of the Commission, and information obtained from the…

Public colleges versus private colleges, Allan W. Ostar, executive director of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, versus John D. Phillips, executive director of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; all are determined to survive in the struggle to acquire funds which they desperately need.…

A spoof on the voucher system and its effect on the students, their families, the teachers, and the administrations of the city high schools in which this system is now in use. (RB)

Author concludes that financial aid to students is fundamentally more sound than general institutional support. (Editor)

During the year 1973, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) conducted a five-phase research program on postsecondary student financial needs and resources in Kentucky. This document deals with phase V of that study. The major objective on phase V is the development of model student assistance programs for Kentucky. KHEAA has…