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Gaining, Losing, and Regaining Merit-based Scholarships
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David C. Ribar; Ross Rubenstein – Education Finance and Policy, 2023
Georgia offers two merit-based scholarships to in-state college students: HOPE Scholarships, which provide partial tuition support, and Zell Miller Scholarships, which provide full tuition support but with stricter eligibility and retention conditions. Studies have examined retention of these scholarships but not other dynamics, including gaining…
Descriptors: Universities, Merit Scholarships, Tuition, Paying for College
Report of Ad Hoc Districtwide Shared Governance Committee to Study Criteria for Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities in the Secondary Schools.
Jackson Municipal Separate School District, MS. – 1985
The committee that produced this report was asked to examine two major concerns: (1) that criteria for participating in various extracurricular activities were inconsistent between schools; and (2) that criteria for participating in all extracurricular activities (including athletics) contribute to the overall mission of teaching and learning in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Activities, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees
The Problem of Excluded Baseline Students in a School-Based Longitudinal Study: Correcting National Dropout Estimates and Accommodating Eligibility Change over Time.
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Ingels, Steven J. – 1991
Some students are excluded from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) because of an inability, whether due to physical, mental, or linguistic barriers, to participate in studies requiring questionnaire or cognitive test completion. The implications of this exclusion for sample representativeness, national estimation, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Data Collection, Disqualification, Eligibility
Welfare Reform: With TANF Flexibility, States Vary in How They Implement Work Requirements and Time Limits. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2002
In this report, the General Accounting Office (GAO) examined how different states are implementing the work requirements and time limits called for by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Data were collected from site visits in 4 states, telephone interviews with TANF officials in 8 additional states, and a survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
Higher Education. Verification Helps Prevent Student Aid Payments to Ineligible Noncitizens. Report to Congressional Committees.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This report assesses the extent to which ineligible noncitizens receive postsecondary federal student financial assistance. The study focused on the following issues: (1) processes needed to ensure that ineligible noncitizens do not receive federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, (2) the numbers of potentially ineligible…
Descriptors: Citizenship, College Applicants, Compliance (Legal), Disqualification
Welfare Time Limits: State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families.
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Bloom, Dan; Farrell, Mary; Fink, Barbara – 2002
The effect of welfare time limits on families in different states was examined in a comprehensive study that involved the following activities: (1) a survey of state welfare administrators regarding states' time-limit policies and experiences to date; (2) site visits to five states; and (3) a synthesis of research on time limits. The following…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disqualification