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Hillman, Nick – Institute for College Access & Success, 2022
The Pell Grant is targeted to students with the greatest financial need, and many policymakers find Pell to be a useful policy lever for promoting access and success for students from lower-income backgrounds. There are several examples where policymakers use Pell eligibility to allocate resources and hold colleges accountable for their outcomes;…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Access to Education, Eligibility
Desrochers, Donna M.; Hurlburt, Steven – Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research, 2016
This report examines college and university finances during one of the most turbulent economic periods in decades. The financial ramifications of the 2008 recession were vast, affecting students' ability to pay for college, lawmakers' prioritization of public resources, and the budgetary environment facing higher education leaders. The challenges…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Expenditures
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2013
The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Income, Public Policy
Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Congress passed spending measures in fiscal 1988 that included at least $495 million for projects involving specific universities, an increase of over 12% over fiscal 1997. These projects are not subject to competitive review based on merit. Some earmarked money is shared across states or with businesses or other organizations. Opponents of…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Educational Trends, Federal Aid, Government School Relationship
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Neave, Guy – Educational Management and Administration, 1983
This paper reviews responses of educational systems facing demographic and economic constraint, with particular reference to issues of migrant populations, decreased public spending, unemployment, expansion of vocational education, and common areas of future development. Education is concluded to be generally perceived as an instrument for social…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Educational Administration, Educational Demand, Educational Planning
Michelet, Valerie – 1998
This report examines the financing of the two components of France's vocational education and training (VET) system. They are initial vocational training (IVT), which includes upper secondary and short forms of higher education, and continuing vocational training (CVT), which aims to help workers adapt to changes in working techniques and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Economic Climate