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Chase, Alston – Atlantic, 1980
The current system of financial aid is reviewed. It is noted that higher education is now more accessible to more people, but at a great cost in terms of both money and values, since the middle class is reluctant to make financial sacrifices for its children. Specific grant and loan programs are reported. (LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Programs
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
The issues, problems, and prospects of federal student aid are addressed in three papers and an introduction. In the introduction, David W. Breneman considers implications of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act and developments that raise questions about the foundation of student aid programs. In "Why Strains on Need-Based Financial Aid…
Descriptors: College Students, Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Download full textMortenson, Thomas G. – 1990
Since 1978, when the Middle Income Student Assistance Act was passed, federal, state, and institutional student financial aid developments have consistently expanded programs, eligibility, and benefits for students from middle and affluent family income backgrounds. Poverty-level students have experienced substantial declines in gift aid and…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Trends, Eligibility
