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US Department of Education, 2010
This paper presents the Federal Student Aid Annual Report for 2010. Federal Student Aid experienced an extraordinary year in 2010. The passage and enactment of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ushered in sweeping reforms to the federal student financial assistance programs, resulting in tens of billions of dollars in…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Federal Government, Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education
Miller, Scott E. – 1984
A brief overview of the recommendations of the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance is presented. The Commission was asked to answer 24 congressionally determined questions, and to report its findings on each within 2 years. Major findings and recommendations are presented concerning: satisfactory academic progress, the in-school…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Advisory Committees, Federal Aid
Australia Parliament, Canberra. Standing Committee on Employment, Education, and Training. – 1991
This report examines student financial assistance schemes in Australia in terms of their effectiveness and administration; particular reference is made to the findings of the Auditor-General's report on the administration of the Austudy program. The report discusses topics within the areas of program effectiveness, eligibility criteria, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family Income, Foreign Countries
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is considered in this report of a hearing. Factors that affect students' financing of their college studies in Washington are addressed, including the tax structure, tuition, and the state's financial system. Recommendations for the legislation include: fund student financial aid at levels that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Debt (Financial)
Smith, 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
Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1979
In 1979 the Congress and the administration will consider legislation to extend and revise the Higher Education Act and, in the process, will review the structure of the student-aid system. Several alternatives are likely to be considered, but a fourth is proposed here: a major overhaul of the existing package of programs to make them more…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Equal Education, Federal Aid
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance held a hearing in California on the administration of federal student financial aid programs in higher education with emphasis on the simplification of need analysis and the delivery system, and outreach and early awareness programs. Testimony was offered by individuals from national and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Federal Programs