The federal role in higher education has grown over the past two decades, and now a new administration has the opportunity to strengthen policies that support students and their colleges and universities. To help inform these decisions, the Urban Institute convened a bipartisan group of scholars and policy advisers to write a series of memos…

For middle-class parents pinched by rising college costs, a tuition tax credit has irresistible appeal--and the idea's time has apparently come in Congress, where two separate bills are racing for passage. President Carter, who rejects the tax-credit approach as expensive and inequitable, countered with a plan of his own. Describes all three plans…

The author thinks a voucher plan is misguided and doomed to failure because resources for education are too scarce. (RA)

The hearings before the subcommittee on education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress on the examination of the family contribution schedule for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program for use in academic year 1975-1976 are presented. Testimony and supporting evidence are included. (MJM)

The issue: tuition aid for middle-income families with children in college. Considers the President's proposal, an automatic $250-a-year grant for college students from families with an annual income of $16,000 to $25,000 and the expansion of the Guaranteed Student Loan program, and also the plans of Senators Robert Packwood and Daniel Moynihan as…

In this budget overview, the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Caspar W. Weinberger and his assistants present testimony and exhibits on the Department's programs. A large portion of the volume pertains to Public Health Service and Social Security Administration matters. Education issues discussed include bilingual…

This report addresses the extension of selected educational benefits to the Army Reserve (USAR) and Army National Guard (ARNG). The current Army General Education Development (GED) program is described, and a literature review of the effects of education upon military performance is included. A concept of extending tuition assistance to the…

Statements, tables, and letters relating to the (Basic Opportunity Grant) program provide materials pertaining to eligibility status and income range, net assets by total income, average family contribution by total income, home equity for all qualified dependent applicants, and family size allowance. (MJM)

This speech explains education voucher programs and responds to criticisms of such programs. The education voucher system is described as one that questions traditional structures and methods while it equalizes opportunities to purchase education, fosters federally funded and controlled alternative school settings and programs, and gives parents…

The report, based on data from the first National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (1986), describes the combinations of student aid awards or student aid "packages" received by federally-aided students to finance their educations in 1986-87. The narrative discussion presents the results in a question-and-answer format, including such…

This 1976 Senate Hearing before the Appropriations Committee is concerned with student loans. Issues discussed are: (1) student loan programs; (2) educational loans to middle-income families; (3) default rate on bank loans; (4) HELP grant loan; (5) views of the Financial Aid Officers Panel; (6) proprietary career schools; (7) consumer protection;…

This booklet provides updated information (as of August 1987) on state and federal financial assistance programs available to postsecondary students in the state of New York. Program descriptions are divided into two sections: state-administered programs and federal programs. Each program description provides information on application procedures,…

This document summarizes the positions of interested parties on the extension and amendment of Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Charts compare legislative recommendations for the major student aid programs administered by the Office of Education, which now represent an investment of more than $2 billion in Federal resources. These programs…

This paper analyzes three higher education grant programs in South Dakota: the Indian Education Grant; the Student Incentive Grant (SIG); and the Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG). The Indian Education Grant was created in 1949 by the legislature to provide 30 higher education scholarships for Indians. Since its inception, the Indian Education…