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Direct linkField, Kelly – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Participation in two federal programs that supplement Pell Grants for high-achieving, low-income students grew significantly in the last academic year, though not as much as the Education Department had hoped, suggesting that the fledgling programs are still struggling to gain their footing. Approximately 465,000 college students received aid from…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Grants, High Achievement
PDF pending restorationZelenak, Bonnie; Cockriel, Irvin W. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1986
The popularity of no need scholarships in the United States, the ebb and flow of federal financial aid programs, and the changing academic character of the student body served and influenced by these efforts are described. The use of scholarships as recruiting tools is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Awards, College Students, Educational Finance
Download full textSwanson, Gordon I. – 1984
Aimed at federal policymakers, this monograph presents a discussion of the role of excellence in vocational education and the role of the government in achieving it. The report is organized into five chapters. In the first chapter, the dimensions of excellence are examined with a focus on values, the atmosphere of crisis engendered in part by a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
A protracted case involving a high-achieving ADHD student who was judged eligible for Section 504 assistance, but not for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act assistance, demonstrates confusing overlaps between programs, problems with overidentifying students as disabled, and the high costs of "legalizing" special education.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Costs, Court Litigation, Due Process
White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2006
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Public Education, Newsletters, Awards
