This report looks at information on federally guaranteed student loans and loan defaults for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and how the application of federal default rate thresholds to HBCUs beginning in July 1994 might affect their participation in federal student aid programs. The July 1994 thresholds…

In the cities of Cleveland, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, more than 4,500 students are receiving public money in the form of scholarships and vouchers to attend private schools. The Milwaukee school choice program began in 1989, and the Cleveland scholarship program began in 1996. These school choice programs have spurred much debate, with…

This guide, which is sent to postsecondary schools, provides them with draft cohort default rates for student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. The guide is intended to assist schools in understanding how a cohort default rate is calculated, reviewing loan record…

The data contained in the tables of this publication were derived from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development and cover Fiscal Years 1996-1998. The data reflects research and development (R&D) funding levels as reported by 31 federal agencies from February through August 1997. All agencies that were identified as conducting R&D…

This report documents results of a survey of the 52 members (the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) which collected data concerning state-funded programs of scholarship or grant assistance for postsecondary students. Text sections present a summary and…

This report contains eight tables describing the use of the General Educational Development Tests (GED) in 1986 as well as comparative trends since 1949. The tables report statistics for the 50 states, U.S. territories, and the provinces of Canada. The tables report the following: (1) testing volumes by jurisdiction; (2) percent tested by age…

This report identifies those federal programs that are essentially rural and pursue economic development purposes. Using the 10 Beale population codes, 2,097 of the 3,096 U.S. counties, containing 16% of the U.S. population, were defined as rural (had urban populations of less than 20,000). The approximately 800 federal domestic assistance…

This report compares dropout prevention programs in six cities. Questionnaires were completed by program coordinators, staff members, and students in order to determine what might make such a program succeed. The report includes a review of the literature, a description of methods employed in research, and summaries of survey responses in…

This study examined writing samples from across the United States to provide information on the writing of students in American high schools, students taking the General Educational Development Examination (GED), and a group of undergraduate students at Indiana University. The report includes findings on writing fluency, correctness of spelling,…

The 1985 annual report on external studies in Western Australia is presented. Progress within each of five post-secondary institutions is briefly reviewed, with attention to efforts to increase the use of new technologies, improve the quality of resource material and production facilities, and extend the availability of learning opportunities to…

This report focuses on programs for low-income children, covering health, nutrition, education and income maintenance. The number of children below the poverty line in each United States county, using 1980 Census data, was compared with the number of impoverished children reached in 1984 by three critical programs: Aid to Families with Dependent…

Results of a 1986 survey of pension plans at 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), benefits on termination, benefits on death before and after retirement,…

The report, based on a survey of state directors of programs for the gifted, is intended to provide an accurate portrait of gifted education throughout the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Data are presented tabularly and by the specific responses to survey questions for the following survey topics: state policies and practices; funding for…

Using a cost analysis system developed by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges, this report presents information on cost per course, cost per student credit hour, and cost per full-time equivalent (FTE) student for each instructional discipline at Prince George's Community College (PGCC). Total cost figures are the sum of faculty…

Focusing on the period from September 1981 to September 1982, this report describes issues and activities related to New York State's funding of contract courses at the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). Introductory material notes that since the passage of authorizing legislation, about 45,000 employees of more than…