Pell eligibility for incarcerated people is a great rehabilitative opportunity, but several challenges remain. This article recaps five of the issues identified by the original research articles in this special issue. It also considers how solutions proposed in these studies may be beneficial across a variety of these issues and gathers…

The statistical tables in this annual report cover four basic areas of Michigan Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Services for 1973-74. Part 1 covers the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (review of operations, program status report, collections summary, outstanding loans, characteristics of student borrowers); Part 2 contains…

This report reviews the status of higher education student financial aid in Maryland in relation to equal educational opportunity, increasing dynamics of the marketplace, social necessity, general college and attendance data, general trends in the growth of higher education, a student's ability to pay, federally sponsored student aid programs, the…

This survey is designed to provide information on state- and territory-funded scholarship and grant programs to undergraduate students with financial need who wish to attend public or private institutions at the postsecondary level. The tables show a comparison among the states of 1975-76 and 1976-77 estimates of the number and percentage of…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION COVERS MATERIAL ON ITS SCOPE AND PURPOSE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AID TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND OTHER MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE PENDING DECISION ON A TUITION FEE. IN OBJECTING TO THE FEE, THE COMMITTEE FEELS THAT (1) SUCH AN ADDED COST, BEYOND FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND,…

This memorandum examines state higher education funding in South Dakota for fiscal year (FY) 1996, describing five state-funded grant programs approved by the state legislature and funded for FY 1996. These include: (1) the need-based Student Incentive Grant program, which provides up to $600 per year to students attending public institutions in…

Program operations from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1975 are reported that deal with four Federal and four State programs of direct benefit to postsecondary education in Iowa. The current biennium has seen a 45 percent growth in State-funded financial assistance for Iowa postsecondary students. State funds invested in scholarships, grants, and…

This report identities significant characteristics and implications of state programs that provide financial aid to students in private, independent non-profit colleges and universities and describes one program in detail, Virginia's Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) Program. Following an introduction in Section 1, Section 2 reviews the scope of…

Financial aid information for residents of the State of Maine is presented in this booklet. Instructions for completing the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form are presented. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grants Program, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Maine State Incentive Scholarship Program, and the New…

This report analyzes some effects of the ways in which some $132 million in state and local taxes will be spent on Oregon higher education. These effects are evaluated in the light of some socioeconomic objectives. Discussed are: (1) the important components in state subsidies for higher education--institutional subsidies, need grants, scholarship…