Public and private training providers deliver efficient training somewhere, but no single provider does it everywhere. While this flexibility is an advantage, the system could be improved by giving individuals and employers the means--cash grants, tax subsidies, or loans--to choose among available offerings. (SK)

Provides an annotated bibliography of ten recent references (1980-81) on tuition tax credits, 22 items on the background (1973-79) of tuition tax credits, and 15 general references (1979-81) on educational vouchers. (CHC)

The purpose of this descriptive case study was to trace the policy production process of a state agency, the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Commission), to its function today. This case study relied on a review of federal and state statutes, a news article search, biennium reports of the Commission, and information obtained from the…

This report provides data and information relating to the Palmetto Fellows, LIFE, and SC HOPE Scholarships, and the Lottery Tuition Assistance and the SC Need-based Grant Programs. The primary purpose of the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is to recognize the most academically talented high school seniors in South Carolina and to encourage them to…

Berea College is dedicated to providing an education to Appalachia's bright but poor students and to the goal of interracial education. In addition to a no-tuition policy, all students are given paying jobs. (Author/PG)

The manual describes the Maryland State Department of Education's responsibility and legal authority for administering the nonpublic school tuition assistance program for handicapped students. Procedures are addressed for such general areas as nonpublic institutions and child placement approval authority, nonpublic placement eligibility criteria,…

IN THE DECADE SINCE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF 1954 SOUTHERN STATES HAVE DEVISED SCHEMES TO PREVENT SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. MOST OF THEM ARE NOW ELIMINATED OR REJECTED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY FEDERAL COURTS. ONE PLAN TO EVADE INTEGRATION WHICH THE COURTS HAVE NOT YET OVERTHROWN IS THE TUITION GRANT OR "FREEDOM OF CHOICE" SCHEME. THIS…

INFORMATION IN NARRATIVE FORM ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS, WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS, GRANTS-IN-AID, AND SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION IS GIVEN FOR BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN UTAH, DIXIE COLLEGE, LDS BUSINESS COLLEGE, SNOW COLLEGE, STEVENS HENAGER, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, UTAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT PROVO, UTAH…

The legal and historical developments leading to the tuition-free waivers for American Indians at Fort Lewis College, Colorado, along with such topics as the 1970 change in policy and the decision to limit Indian tuition waivers, are discussed in the 1971 report submitted to the Colorado General Assembly by the Committee on Indian Enrollment…

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…

Public colleges versus private colleges, Allan W. Ostar, executive director of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, versus John D. Phillips, executive director of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; all are determined to survive in the struggle to acquire funds which they desperately need.…

Recent developments regarding what constitutes an excludable scholarship or fellowship grant for federal income tax purposes are reviewed. Problem areas include degree candidate stipends, tuition remission, and student loan forgiveness. Conflicting court decisions and contradictory Internal Revenue Service rulings point up need for revision. (JT)

Looks at how training is capturing the attention of business and legislators and why human resource development professionals need to see themselves in terms of "the big picture." Quotes are included from Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, Senator Gary Hart, Senator Ted Kennedy, and Senator Bob Packwood. (CT)

A spoof on the voucher system and its effect on the students, their families, the teachers, and the administrations of the city high schools in which this system is now in use. (RB)