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Direct linkWright, Austin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
The Obama administration has no plans to renew the Bush-era competitiveness grants and their companion, the National Smart Grants, beyond their 2011 expiration date, meaning a likely end for America's short-lived experiment with merit-based federal financial aid. Instead, the administration will focus its resources on the popular Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Eligibility
Download full textBrown, Bettina Lankard – 2002
Federal funding from the School to Work Opportunities Act (STOWA) has ended. There is no doubt that state policy to advance activities started under STOWA will be a major factor in the sustainability of School to Work. Already some states have taken the initiative for bringing higher standards to education by offering incentives for businesses to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Attendance
