Two arguments against the Hansen-Weisbrod study (which stated that subsidies in California public higher education discriminate against students from lower income families) are presented: (1) comparison should be based on the age of the family head (35-60 years), and (2) student financial aid should be added to tuition subsidies. (Author/EC)

Experience shows that student aid cannot be relied on to do the job that low tuition does in access to higher education, says the executive director of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. (LBH)

A recent Education Department report reveals the nation's student loan default rate was the lowest ever in 1994, at less than half the rate of 1990. New enforcement power, improved collections, and an improving economy are credited with the change. However, high default rates threaten the right of over 300 colleges and universities to participate…

Internet sites that address career exploration, college selection, college financial aid sources, and job search resources (including listings of teaching positions and newspaper employment ads from major cities) for individuals seeking careers in special education are listed and described. (CR)

Describes ways to cope with the costs of higher education, including comparing how different colleges award and structure aid packages, paying off debts, and otherwise managing assets. (SK)

Describes how, enabled by technology, business officers are integrating student financial services, providing the kind of seamless service that students and their families increasingly expect. (EV)

The Survey of Undergraduate Financial Aid Policies, Practices, and Procedures gathered information on median annual salary levels for chief financial aid administrators in 1999-2000. Among detailed findings, the survey concluded that men still have higher salaries than women. (EV)

Investigated the timing of dropout by college students over a 5-year period. Found that factors that affect student dropout often have effects that change over time. For instance, students who receive financial aid generally have lower dropout rates than non-aided students, but dropout rates vary depending on the amount and timing of student…

Examined student financing of graduate education and first professional education in U.S. postsecondary institutions, with particular attention to student use of teaching and research assistantships. Data are from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (SLD)

Responses from 44 of 51 state directors of correctional education indicated that access, quality, success, and state commitment in postsecondary educational programs for inmates significantly decreased after the elimination of Pell Grant eligibility. The future condition of postsecondary correctional education may not be significantly different.…

Describes how a debate over increasing the limits on student loans--rather than spending more on grants--is growing, as reauthorization time approaches for the federal Higher Education Act. (EV)

In response to Fischer (HE 527 626), the author considers his proposal to simplify need analysis in Pell grants and other federal need-based student aid as ignoring important considerations. It is suggested that a single formula will be difficult to derive until a coherent philosophy of needs analysis and specific current purpose for the grant…

Examines effects of financial aid on college entry patterns of Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics. Uniform financial aid awards probably increase the representation of Blacks in higher education. For Hispanics, however, family and academic background variables may outweigh the financial aid factor in the decision to enter college. (DM)

A study found (1) all forms of financial aid promoted enrollment; (2) $100 of any aid influenced enrollment more than similar tuition reduction; (3) low-income students were more responsive to grant than loan or work-study increases; and (4) high-income students were not responsive to aid changes. (Author/MSE)

The introduction to the collection of papers produced for or generated by a 1988 symposium titled "Law Student Debt, the Salary 'Gap' and Their Impact on the Legal Profession" notes the response of New York University (which adopted a loan forgiveness program) to the dilemma posed by the symposium. (DB)