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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that were held in Portland, Maine, in 1985 are presented. It is noted that in Maine, which is a rural state, family income is low and 56% of its students depend on federal financial aid programs. Specific concerns include: how costs at the University of Maine system compare with costs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Credit (Finance), Eligibility, Federal Aid
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1990
The report presents recommendations of Maine's Task Force on Postsecondary Education Funding, which examined the effectiveness of existing postsecondary financial aid programs serving Maine students and identified ways to ensure that costs of postsecondary education are affordable for aspiring and qualified students. After a statement of financial…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Financial Support, Higher Education, Loan Default
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, sought public comment in Maine on the cost of higher education and on Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Specifically, these hearings were intended to address the continuing low level of participation in higher education by Maine high school graduates, which was ascribed mainly to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Eligibility
