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Download full textBerve, Nancy M., Ed. – Higher Education in the States, 1982
Fiscal year 1981 and 1982 data on state support of private higher education are presented. Information is provided on programs in operation or approved for state support of private higher education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The following types of support are identified for each state: contract, direct institutional aid,…
Descriptors: Dental Students, Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Government School Relationship
Horton, Nancy; Andersen, Charles – Research Briefs, 1994
This report highlights recent and projected economic trends that affect higher education, focusing on national economic conditions, government support for higher education, students' ability to pay for college, and labor market trends. It found that the U.S. economy, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), is projected to grow at a…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
State Board for Higher Education Record, 1983
A summary of the 1983 report of Maryland's Financial Aid Task Force is presented that identifies four goals for student financial aid programs and provides statistical findings, interpretations, and recommendations. It is noted that the Task Force focused on the level of student financial need and the appropriate role of the state in meeting this…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Attendance, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Needs
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1998
The 12 issues of this 1998 publication each contain one or more analyses of postsecondary educational opportunities, including tables and charts. Titles of the individual analytical articles are: "Pell Grant Program Participation, FFY 1974 to FFY 1999"; "Poverty Rates by Educational Attainment, 1996"; "Refinancing Higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Data Analysis, Educational Benefits, Educational Equity (Finance)
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1997
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly report on public policy and programs affecting postsecondary educational opportunity. Each issues contains two or three research articles analyzing postsecondary education trends. Titles of articles include: "Religious Preferences, Activities and Demographics of American College Freshmen";…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities
Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
Articles on recruitment and retention of minority college students include discussion of the following: anti-affirmative-action lawsuits, results of Georgia's state-funded tuition program, institutional interest in and capability for recruitment, technology in the curriculum, new admissions models for inclusion, affirmative-action policies and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, Black Students
Linney, Thomas – 1979
The current trends in college student migration and implications for higher education are discussed. Declining trends in interstate migration are rapidly limiting institutional diversity by increasing the homogeneity of student bodies. Diversity of experience and education has been noted as fostering and strengthening individual, institutional,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Choice, Federal Aid
St. John, Edward P. – 1979
Presented are data on student financial aid in Missouri collected as part of an annual state survey of higher education. In this first annual report the data are limited due to reporting limitations and inconsistencies, and the report is called preliminary. An introductory section discusses these limitations. In subsequent sections, supplemented…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Students, Community Colleges, Federal Aid
Halstead, Kent – 1996
This annual report presents comparative trend data covering enrollment, appropriations, tuition, and other factors for fiscal year 1996 for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A 12-element data set covers all aspects of state education financing: accessibility and attractiveness; tax utilization; legislative budgeting; role of tuition; and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1992
This document is a compilation of the first 18 issues of a newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each monthly issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Equity of Higher Education Opportunity:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1996
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly report on public policy and programs affecting postsecondary educational opportunity. Each issue contains two or three research articles analyzing postsecondary educational trends. Titles of articles include: "Students with Educational Disabilities"; "Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1994
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Children, Family Income and College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1995
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly publication on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "The Challenge of Educational Opportunity in Public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
