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Dragoo, Kyrie E.; James, Nathan; Duff, Johnathan H.; Reese, Shawn; Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2022
In the United States, more than 70 million students are enrolled in public elementary and secondary (K-12) schools or degree-granting postsecondary institutions. School and campus safety and security for these students encompasses many issues, including violence prevention and response, school climate, and the physical and mental health of the…
Descriptors: School Safety, School Security, Federal Aid, Grants
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes the operation of three federal student loan programs: the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. While new loans are authorized to be made only through the Direct…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, COVID-19, Federal Aid
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
This report provides an overview of major provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It also includes a table showing annual appropriations for ESEA programs for FY2017 through FY2022, as well as a table showing the transition in authorized programs and related appropriations from FY2016, when No Child Left Behind Act of 2001…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance
Billings, Kara Clifford; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Collins, Benjamin – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Food insecurity--the condition of having inadequate food due to a lack of resources--affected roughly 1 in 10 Americans in 2019, and this number increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among college students nationwide, the prevalence of food insecurity is unknown; however, studies have shown that food insecurity is a problem for some college…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, COVID-19, Pandemics