The Inequities of the Current Campus-Based Allocation Formula: The Case of California.

Woo, Jennie Hay

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Inequities of the Current Campus-Based Allocation Formula: The Case of California.

Woo, Jennie Hay

Journal of Student Financial Aid, v21 n2 p21-32 Spr 1991

Textual analysis and statistical data are presented to support the contention that the current formula for providing federal financial aid to campuses serving low-income students (which is based on 1985 distribution patterns) penalizes states such as California which face demographic trends involving greatly increased numbers of needy students. (DB)

Descriptors: Bias, Demography, Educational Equity (Finance), Federal Aid, Financial Policy, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Public Policy, Standards, Student Characteristics, Student Financial Aid, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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