We study how health insurance eligibility affects financial distress for young adults using the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) dependent coverage mandate--the part of the ACA that requires private health insurance plans to cover individuals up to their 26th birthday. We examine the effects of both gaining and losing eligibility by exploiting the…

Although emergency aid programs have existed on community college campuses for years, no extant research has articulated which emergency resources students apply for and how students prioritize these resources against others (e.g., food needs compared to housing needs). To better understand student emergency aid needs shortly after the World…

Early care and education (ECE) programs can provide a lifetime of benefits to children and families, but a lack of public support leaves these valuable services vulnerable to collapse during economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic was a particularly intense emergency for ECE providers: closures due to illness or shelter-in-place ordinances…

American consumers owe more than $150 billion in outstanding private student loan debt. While this amount is significantly less than the amount outstanding on student loans guaranteed by the federal government, the private student loan ("PSL") product is an important component of higher education finance and does not appear to be well…

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are facing challenges to their continued existence on several fronts. One is fiscally, as federal funding for education has been cut and the responsibility for paying for higher education has been levied on students and parents. Another challenge is the amount of endowment dollars available to…

As Congress began debate last week over the size and scope of more than $120 billion in proposed emergency education aid, state leaders were anxiously awaiting the details so they could make specific plans to spend the economic-stimulus money. Governors, state legislators, and state schools chiefs have yet to learn what rules Congress will attach…

A summary of new Congressional legislation, which promises far more federal aid to college students than to the institutions they attend." (Editor/SP)

The author discusses the problems associated with the rules and regulations governing the "set-asides" and "excess costs" for programs for handicapped and disadvantaged students in vocational education as set forth in P.L. 94-482. He explains that the rules may limit rather than expand these programs and delineates six elements…

Despite an upsurge of public interest in the arts, cultural organizations in the United States are experiencing a grave financial crisis. This paper cites facts and figures that indicate traditional funding sources are inadequate to withstand the pressures of spiraling costs and dwindling resources, state arts appropriations are discouragingly…

Defines the budgeting process called "reconciliation" and discusses its use by the Reagan administration. Reviews uncontrollable items of the federal budget which affect higher education programs. Gives particular emphasis to funding decisions affecting Title I-B programs for adult and nontraditional students. (DMM)

The Advisory Commission for the Study of Public Support for Postsecondary Education in Maine reviewed the financial problems facing Maine's private higher education institutions and the impact of increasing student costs at Maine's public institutions. The text of the state legislation creating the Commission is presented, along with a summary of…

It is too soon to know the effect of federal block grants on education, but one can speculate on their implications for fiscal management by looking at past block grant programs, examining the statutory provisions, and analyzing data available on states and cities. Past federal block grants have involved health, crime, community development,…

Testimonies addressing the implementation of new federal employment training programs and the expanded Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, the practicality of forward funding, and the relationship of CETA to welfare reform are presented in this hearing record. Statements by representatives of the Department of Labor, the…

The 11-member National Advisory Committee presents various reasons to urge reconsideration of the proposed amount of financial support for programs for handicapped children. The proposed limitation of federal funding for fiscal year 1970 which will deprive over 60% of the handicapped of special education services and which will drastically reduce…

Public Black colleges have managed to upgrade their campus facilities and create competitive programs as part of statewide higher education planning. Black private colleges have not found stable financial ground because they have been denied the commitment of Federal funds necessary for them to become self-sufficient. (BJV)