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Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1986
The financing of guarantee agencies under the U.S. Department of Education's Guaranteed Student Loan Program was reviewed to determine whether, in the aggregate, the agencies are accumulating, retaining, and using reserve funds in accordance with legislative requirements and federal regulations. It was found that reserves exceed the risks…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Credit (Finance), Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1995
This report reviews the status of government agencies and operations that have been identified as at "high risk" for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement; describes successful progress in some agencies; and looks at recent reform legislation. Six categories being targeted include accountability of defense programs, ensuring that all…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Finance Reform, Higher Education
Hartle, Terry W. – Presidency, 1999
Analyzes the issues and implications in the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998, including the framework of federal student aid it establishes, the reduced federal influence on academic affairs and accreditation, increased regulatory flexibility and reduced administrative burden on institutions, and increased eligibility of distance-education…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Bureaucracy, College Administration, Distance Education
Long, David C.; And Others – 1981
In accordance with provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976, a study was conducted to analyze and make recommendations for improving the fiscal, equity, incentive, and sanction provisions of the federal vocational education legal framework and the applicable civil rights laws that interact with vocational education. Two…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Equal Education
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1989
This publication offers a summary of a symposium designed to elicit dialogue on the costs and benefits of eliminating the restrictions on institutional lending in the Stafford Loan Program. Approximately 100 people, representing postsecondary institutions, commercial lenders, guaranty agencies, secondary markets, loan servicing groups, and…
Descriptors: Banking, Colleges, Educational Finance, Eligibility
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS, 1994
This issue of "OSERS" addresses the subject of independent living of individuals with disabilities. The issue includes a message from Judith E. Heumann, the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and 10 papers. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Changes in the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attendants, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Gallagher, A. P. – 1982
Changes in the coordinating activities of the Australian Universities Commission (AUC) between 1959 and 1970 are discussed, along with events leading to the creation of the Australian Research Grants Committee and the Academic Salaries Tribunal. In addition to reviewing relevant literature and official documents, interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Educational Finance
Bob, Sharon – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1995
Department of Education regulations and initiatives designed to address problems of fraud, abuse, and loan default in federal student aid programs are examined. The scope and intrusiveness of some recent regulations are criticized, and unintended effects are noted, including increased administrative burdens on all institutions. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Change Strategies, Educational Change
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1985
Problems and practices in financing and managing research equipment are assessed, based on visits to 23 college, government, and industry laboratories and meetings with over 500 scientists, and college, government, and industry representatives. The following concerns are addressed: possible changes in federal/state laws, regulations, or policies…
Descriptors: Equipment Utilization, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Smith, Barbara J. – 1992
This paper presents a summary of early care and education policies for young children (ages 3-5) and then offers recommendations on how these efforts might be coordinated at the state and local levels. The policy summary is organized around the components of early care--child care, early childhood education, and early intervention for children at…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Attitude Change, Community Programs
Copeland, William C.; Iversen, Iver A. – 1981
A shrinkage of one-half or more in available federal funds designated for human services is expected to occur in the next five years. Despite this outlook, federal funds are available for increases in human services, provided that such services are organized into related systems of services and are planned and managed as such. This essay on…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Employment Services, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1998
This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998. The following are among the aspects of Title I of the 1990 Perkins Act (Vocational and Technical Education Assistance to the States) that are addressed in the amendments: allotment and allocation (reservations and state allotment,…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indians, Consortia, Demonstration Programs
