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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
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1981
Hearings held before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities on the Student Assistance Amendments of 1981 are presented, along with the text of S. 1108. A major objective of the bill is to amend Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to emphasize the element of need in the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program and the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Aid
Congress 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
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
Putnam, John F. – 1981
A handbook of terms and definitions for describing students in postsecondary education includes technical and vocational schools as well as various forms of adult education and nontraditional study. Input was gathered from 40 national organizations and 29 federal agencies; 20 organizations and agencies provided field test sites. The guide's…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Classification, College Admission, Confidential Records
