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PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
The text is of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor in which House Concurrent Resolution 84 was discussed. The resolution called for disapproval of regulation pertaining to family contribution schedule for use during 1979-1980 award period under the Basic Educational Opportunity…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Eligibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1978
The passage of S. 2539, the College Opportunity Act of 1978, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the basic educational opportunity grants program, is recommended in this Senate report from Senator Claiborne Pell. The bill provides for: (1) a rate no higher than 10.5 percent in determining a family's expected contributions from…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Legislation, Family Income, Federal Aid
Chase, Alston – Atlantic, 1980
The current system of financial aid is reviewed. It is noted that higher education is now more accessible to more people, but at a great cost in terms of both money and values, since the middle class is reluctant to make financial sacrifices for its children. Specific grant and loan programs are reported. (LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Programs
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1981
Testimonies are presented from U.S. Senate hearings on the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Pell grant program) for the 1982-1983 academic year. The proposed schedule is tied to an expected appropriation of $2.187 billion for Pell grants for fiscal year 1982. The administration's alternative involving no statutory changes would require…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1979
The text of a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities is presented in which the family contribution schedule for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program for 1979 was discussed. A letter from Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, states that implementation of the BEOG program…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1980
The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program, the largest federal student aid program, is explained. The method by which a student's eligibility is determined is described in detail. In a section on calculation of eligibility for dependent students, two worksheets are provided: that for families with no farm or business assets, and those with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Eligibility, Family Income
Nelson, Susan C. – 1980
Two contentions are examined in this report: that community colleges receive a smaller amount from state and federal assistance programs than they should in view of the less affluent population they serve, and that there is, on the other hand, a prevalence of individual over-awarding at these colleges. The report first discusses the difficulties…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Family Income, Federal Programs, National Surveys
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1978
The transcript of joint hearings on college assistance legislation before the Senate Committee on Human Resources and the House Committee on Education and Labor is presented. The hearings concern amendment of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. Witnesses included Joseph A. Califano,…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Detailed findings from the first stage of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) quality control project are presented. For the 4,500 students selected as representative of the BEOG, or Pell Grant, recipient population as of Fall 1980, data were collected from: federal tax returns, interviews with student recipients and their parents, tax…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Confidential Records, Data Collection
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
The research methodology of a study to assess 1980-1981 award accuracy of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), or Pell grants, is described. The study is the first stage of a three-stage quality control project. During the spring of 1981 a nationally representative sample of 305 public, private, and proprietary institutions was…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Confidential Records, Data Collection
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Findings of a study of 1980-1981 award accuracy of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs), or Pell Grants, are summarized. The study is the first stage of a three-stage quality control project and includes recommended corrective actions to reduce inaccuracies in the grant awards. A sample of 4,500 students were selected as representative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Confidential Records
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Alternative management procedures are recommended that may lower the rate and magnitude of errors in the award of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs), or Pell Grants. The recommendations are part of the BEOG quality control project and are based on a review of current (1980-1981) levels, distribution, and significance of error in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Confidential Records
