ERIC Number: EJ557146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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The Shifting Terrain of Welfare Reform: Educational Advocates for Low-Income Students Looking for Solid Ground.
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy
Black Issues in Higher Education, v14 n21 p30-31 Dec 11 1997
Since passage of federal legislation limiting the educational options of welfare recipients, community colleges have been scrambling to ease the impact on current and potential students. Low-income student enrollment is declining; many feel their only choice is work. Colleges are attempting to get programs on approved lists with local social service agencies, and shortening programs to meet time restrictions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Economic Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Program Length, Public Policy, Special Needs Students, State Aid, State Government, Student Financial Aid, Student Needs, Training Allowances, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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