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Hyde, William D., Jr. – 1978
The use of either tax credits or an expansion of existing financial aid programs to aid middle income students is examined in this paper. Section I describes various types of mechanisms for providing student financial assistance and explains the current legislative proposals in relation to proposals of an earlier time. An evaluation of key…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1978
The passage of H.R. 12274, the Middle Income Student Assistance Act, to amend Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the availability of assistance to middle-income students is recommended in this House report from the Committee on Education and Labor. The purpose of H.R. 11274 is to provide needed financial assistance to…
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
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
The issues, problems, and prospects of federal student aid are addressed in three papers and an introduction. In the introduction, David W. Breneman considers implications of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act and developments that raise questions about the foundation of student aid programs. In "Why Strains on Need-Based Financial Aid…
Descriptors: College Students, Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Download full textSmith, Malbert; And Others – 1980
The impact of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act (MISAA) program was evaluated through analysis of financial aid to cohorts of students before and after MISAA, a longitudinal examination of a sample of students before and after its enactment, and a macro-level analysis of the effect of MISAA on the relationship between income and aid. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Federal Aid
Smith, Pat; Henderson, Cathy – 1977
Questions have been raised concerning the function served by each of the federal need-based student aid programs and the relationship between them: Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), College Work-Study (CWS), and National Direct Student Loan (NDSL). Analysis of the student aid packages…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Family Income, Federal Aid
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
