Many intelligent, talented, and capable American Indian youngsters finish elementary and secondary schools but do not enter college. The majority of those who do go on to college experience difficulty in keeping an acceptable grade average; consequently, few graduate. Present Indian recruiting programs have failed to identify the reason for this.…

This document compares the financial resources of University of South Carolina (USC) freshmen for the fall 1968, 1970, and 1972. A questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education was administered to incoming freshmen at USC and 527 other institutions of higher education including 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges and 42 universities.…

In order to avoid technical problems, agencies, institutions, and organizations interested in applying for Environmental Education Act (Public Law 91-516) funds should utilize this handbook while preparing their proposals. The purpose, description, who may apply, and criteria for proposals are outlined for three types of grants: (1) small grants…

The responsibility of Task Force III was (1) to determine the anticipated cost of higher education in Connecticut to 1980 along with possible sources of support; (2) to identify alternative courses of action and make recommendations that recognize the possible consequences of different courses of action; and (3) to determine the fiscal…

This survey was concerned with the present level of professional development of financial aid officers, their training needs, and their attitudes concerning future development of the profession. Results were based upon responses of aid directors at a representative group of 122 institutions in the West. Some of the principal findings were: (1)…

The Georgia Talent Search Project FAIT (Find and Inform Talent) was established in 1966 to identify academically able but financially needy students in Georgia secondary schools. Students identified by guidance counselors were informed by FAIT personnel of the availability of funds for higher education. A source book containing pertinent…

This is the first of four volumes of a study designed to seek and describe formal child care arrangements of good quality and to investigate the cost of reproducing these centers and home care arrangements. The twenty centers and systems described include centers all around the country: on Indian reservations, in the inner city, in hospitals,…

The definition of goals and assignment of departmental priorities, the location of the appropriate granting agency or foundation, methods of negotiating with agencies, and techniques for proposal writing are discussed from the point of view of college biology departments wishing to develop teaching or research programs. References to proposal…

In this essay, possible mechanisms which may lead to discrimination in the allocation of inputs to public education are discussed. A model of market discrimination in the supply curve for public school teachers is explained and tested using data from the Boston Metropolitan Area. The consequences for the distribution of teacher inputs in the…

The educational opportunity programs of the State University of New York (SUNY) were initiated (1) to seek out disadvantaged but talented youngsters and present them with an opportunity to enter a program of higher education; (2) to help each of these students complete satisfactorily the educational program in which he has enrolled; and (3) to…

In this report four models are formulated which forecast the enrollment and financial needs of students in higher education. The four models are: the undergraduate enrollment model, postbaccalaureate enrollment model, undergraduate student aid model, and postbaccalaureate student aid model. In addition to computing total financial needs, these…

This document presents the results of a survey of the legal composition of state coordinating or governing agencies and public institutional governing boards in post-secondary education. The listings are by (1) state, state agency, and boards; (2) legal bases, whether statutory or constitutional; (3) composition, including the number of board…

In the fall of 1965, the College Scholarship Service (CSS) made changes in their procedures for determining support of a student's educational expenses from family assets. The changes were undertaken in recognition of the fact that any method of determining ability to pay for college costs, in order to be logical and equitable, must relate to the…

The Parents' Confidential Statement (PCS) is the instrument used by the College Scholarship Service (CSS) to assess a student's financial needs. The form is designed to collect information about a family's income, expenses, assets, and liabilities. Post-secondary institutions using the PCS instruct aid candidates to forward the completed form to…

This paper, the fourth article in a series of AAHE research reports, summarizes the findings of recent research on the problems and proposed remedies of college finances. Studies are discussed that examine: (1) the evidence of the financial plight of higher education; (2) the patterns of state support; (3) patterns of federal support; and (4)…