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Peer reviewedTebbs, Jeffrey; Turner, Sarah – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
The extent to which colleges and universities provide opportunities for students from the most economically disadvantaged families is an important indicator of the potential for U.S. higher education to promote intergenerational mobility. Yet the measurement of "opportunity" for low-income students at the level of individual colleges and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Colleges, Universities, Measurement Techniques
Download full textGladieux, Lawrence E. – 1996
This report traces the history of the collection of programs for disadvantaged students known as the TRIO programs and federal student financial aid policies, and finds that national efforts to equalize college opportunities have been losing ground for the past 15 years. The report cites, for example, a study showing that in 1994 a student from a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Eligibility
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Findings of a study of 1980-1981 award accuracy of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs), or Pell Grants, are summarized. The study is the first stage of a three-stage quality control project and includes recommended corrective actions to reduce inaccuracies in the grant awards. A sample of 4,500 students were selected as representative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Confidential Records
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Alternative management procedures are recommended that may lower the rate and magnitude of errors in the award of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs), or Pell Grants. The recommendations are part of the BEOG quality control project and are based on a review of current (1980-1981) levels, distribution, and significance of error in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Confidential Records
Schweitzer, Sherry, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
Information on five U.S. Department of Education student financial aid programs and how to apply for them is presented: Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, College Work-Study, Perkins Loans (formerly National Direct Student Loans), and Guaranteed Student Loans (Parent Loans to Undergraduate Students and Supplemental Loans for…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationColeman, Marie M.; Barnes, Margot – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1986
A study to determine the number of dependent students making changes on parental adjusted gross income during the verification process is discussed. The study defined the number of dependent students who had a change in their Student Aid Index as a result of validation. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Dependents, Eligibility, Family Income
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
Focusing on the role of community colleges in providing affordable access to postsecondary education, this two-part monograph reviews college services and federal aid programs for college students and provides projections of federal aid for 1998-99. The first part reviews the role of the colleges in the modern economy, highlighting such efforts as…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Federal Aid, Financial Support
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
Gossens, Peter J.; Griffin, Joan M. – 1980
Provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-374) are described. Contents of the legislation are as follows: Title I--continuing education program and planning; Title II--college and research library assistance and library training and research; Title III--institutional aid; Title IV--student assistance; Title V--Teacher Corps and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Developing Institutions
Knapp, Laura Green; And Others – 1993
This report provides statistical data illustrating trends in student aid from 1983 to 1993 including revised figures for the 1980s. In addition, it reports changes in the costs of attending college and in family incomes. The data represents virtually all federal aid and the vast majority of state and institutional assistance available to students…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
A new law lowered the 1992 earnings cap that made it difficult for college students to qualify for Pell Grants, the largest federal source of need-based student financial aid. The measure also raises the Pell Grant maximum award, increases the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget, and makes other changes in the law. Details of l998 budget…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Eligibility, Enrollment Influences, Federal Aid
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
Extensive workshop materials are presented in this 1997 training guide for fiscal officers, business officers, bursars, loan managers, and others who have responsibility for Title IV college student financial aid programs. Workbook type material is provided for nine workshop sessions that cover the following topics: (1) Institutional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Guides, Audits (Verification), Databases
Applied Systems Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
Changes in participation in five U.S. Department of Education student financial aid programs were assessed for 1974 and 1981. These programs are the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) program, the College Work Study program, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) program, the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program, and the Pell or…
Descriptors: Blacks, Family Income, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Uncertainties in Federal Funding Situation Cause Problems for Rural Education and Training Programs.
Greenberg, Elizabeth – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1996
Following a series of continuing resolutions, the omnibus fiscal year 1996 appropriations bill restored federal education funding to 1995 levels or made smaller cuts than specified in the continuing resolutions. However, most job training and employment programs were cut significantly. Examines effects on rural education for Title I, impact aid,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
