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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
As part of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education convened a hearing in Chicago, Illinois, in order to hear the recommendations of those who work directly in higher education. The witnesses testified on students loans, the difference between grants and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This report presents testimony, along with prepared letters, statements, and supplemental materials, submitted before a House congressional hearing concerned with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in general, and the integrity and quality of grant and loan assistance for students in particular. The testimony and statements…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants
Morrissey, Dan – 2000
This resource book for parents is aimed at helping families take specific actions to properly prepare their children--both academically and financially--for college. Chapter 1 addresses some general questions about college, including: the reasons for attending college; the types of colleges, including community colleges, technical and junior…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation
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Doyle, William R.; Delaney, Jennifer A.; Naughton, Blake Alan – Change, 2004
Public colleges and universities are complex organizations that assert their institutional autonomy as they simultaneously operate in a context demanding response to public and political scrutiny. State boards and legislators, for example, enact programs, incentives, or regulations in many policy arenas designed to affect how colleges operate. One…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Public Colleges, Student Financial Aid
Hartle, Terry; Simmons, Chris – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2003
Congress has begun to rewrite the Higher Education Act, the federal law that authorizes student aid programs like Pell Grants, student loans, Federal Work-Study, TRIO and GEAR UP. This will mark the eighth time that the law has been formally revisited since it was enacted in 1965. It is still early in the process and it is uncertain what the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Student Financial Aid
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2007
This report presents a localized perspective on Tennessee higher education for the year 2007, including: (1) county demographic and economic data; (2) information on public and private colleges and universities located in the county; and (4) number of county residents participating in the state's primary need-based and merit-based financial aid…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Counties, Profiles
Western Stream Migrant Education Program Coordination Center, Portland, OR. – 1996
This bilingual guide (English and Spanish) provides information for migrant students on postsecondary education. The guide includes information on: (1) career planning, involving self-exploration, occupational exploration, and strategies for reaching career objectives; (2) planning for postsecondary education during high school, including a…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Grants
Klein, Stephen P.; And Others – 1992
A study was done of the Lilly Endowment Educational Awards (LEEAs), one type of gift-aid for fulltime undergraduate Indiana residents. In particular the study addressed: (1) who receives LEEAs; (2) how Pell, State of Indiana, and LEEA formulas interact; (3) what happens when LEEAs are combined with all of the other types of gift-aid for a total…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Grants
Education Resources Inst., Boston, MA. – 1997
This report uses government data to review current, past, and proposed tax-based policies and programs to promote college affordability as well as need-based grant aid. Tax-incentive-based programs include savings bonds for education, employer-provided educational assistance, state college savings plans, deductibility of student loan interest,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Family Income, Financial Needs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
This report describes, in text and 20 tables of data, the status of student financial assistance programs in New York State in 1989-90. The report contains a complete accounting of all aid available to students enrolled in public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit postsecondary institutions in the State. The report also contains analyses…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Grants, Higher Education
Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
This volume describes federal student financial aid programs that are administered at the state level. Students must meet state eligibility requirements to receive assistance or benefits from these programs. The State grant programs are: (1) the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program; (2) the Special Leveraging Educational…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Grants
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance. – 2001
This volume describes federal student financial aid programs that are administered at the state level. Students must meet state eligibility criteria to receive assistance or benefits from these programs. The state grant programs are: (1) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program; (2) Special Leveraging Educational Assistance…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Grants
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Mumper, Michael – Review of Higher Education, 1993
A study of college affordability compared changes in family income, Pell grants, Stafford loans, and state grants with changes in the average costs of public two- and four-year colleges. It concluded that both sectors became more affordable to low- and middle-income families in the 1970s but less affordable in the 1980s. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Economic Change, Family Income
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Mortenson, Tom – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1991
The educational progress of students with different family incomes is analyzed. Three financial aid policies working against dependent students from low-income families are examined: (1) zeroing out calculated negative parental contributions; (2) requiring a minimum self-help expectation from students in this group; and (3) substituting expensive…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Merisotis, Jamie P.; Hill, Margaret H. – 1995
In light of significant restructuring in New Jersey higher education and shrinking public funds, this project comprehensively examined New Jersey's system of financial aid. It was conducted through the compilation and assessment of program data as well as through interviews with several individuals in the New Jersey higher education community. The…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Financial Aid Applicants
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