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Download full textKim, Sie Won – Urban Institute, 2023
For many high school students, the cost of attending college poses a major barrier to continuing their education. Federal student aid provided through Pell grants, work study, and loans can offer students with low incomes an avenue toward receiving a postsecondary education. But for students to be eligible for federal student aid, they need to…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Graduation Requirements, Financial Needs
Peer reviewedSerna, Gabriel R. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2019
This review explores the expanding role of federal aid policy considered from a contemporary and social justice perspective. It highlights recent trends in aid policy as well as difficulties that arise from the current system. Next, the review takes up an analysis of current aid policy that carefully considers equity and efficiency as primary…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Policy
Craig, Ryan – Progressive Policy Institute, 2019
House Democrats yesterday introduced major legislation to reauthorize the landmark Higher Education Act. Although reauthorization is long overdue, the new legislation, called the College Affordability Act, proposes mainly marginal improvements to a broken higher education financing system. Moreover, it doesn't do enough to help people who don't go…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Job Skills
Scott-Clayton, Judith; Zhou, Rachel Yang – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2017
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is one of the oldest federal programs intended to promote college access and persistence for low-income students. Since 1964, the program has provided approximately $1 billion annually to cover up to 75 percent of the wages of student employees, who typically work on campus for 10 to 15 hours per week. The FWS…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
