This article estimates earnings impacts for those who completed long-term college credentials (degrees or college certificates requiring a year or more of study) and those who did not in an experimental evaluation of a federally-funded sectoral job training program. The experimental evaluation found no overall impact of the program on earnings,…

The collapse of good labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree is the elephant in the room in higher education policy discussions today. A high school diploma no longer provides a guarantee of financial security, let alone opens the door to the middle class. In response, some lawmakers and advocates have introduced a host of…

New Jersey's state grant program delivers the highest level of need-based aid per student in the country. And the state's major grant program, the Tuition Aid Grant (TAG), funds all eligible students, rather than excluding students when the funding runs out. But different levels of grant aid for enrollment in different institutions within sectors,…

Colleges, universities, and the communities they serve have always been concerned about students' abilities to pay and the systems of aid to support students' learning. This article reviews the history of aiding student in higher education. Early student- and institutionally-led programs are discussed along with initial philanthropic and…

Hearings held before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act considered the student financial assistance programs authorized by Title IV. The following programs of grant assistance were examined: the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and the…

Student grant assistance in New York State and federal-state interaction are considered. The evolution and growth of New York's student grant programs is traced. The state's response, or lack of it, to the federal Basic Grants program is addressed, and ways that other states might coordinate their own assistance programs with Basic Grants are…

Albany Junior College, a two-year public institution having 25 percent of its 2000-student population receive financial aid, has begun a new voucher system to disburse funds. No funds are released to the student until at least three weeks after registration. The voucher system is described and assessed. (LBH)

This description of federal compensatory education programs for the economically disadvantaged was prepared for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's review of national education policies. As background, the report first describes the U.S. educational system, the social and educational changes since 1954 that gave rise to…

H. R. 6774 as reported by the Committee on Education and Labor contains technical and miscellaneous amendments to higher education provisions contained in the Education Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-482). The Educational Amendments of 1976 became law on October 12, 1976. Areas covered by this legislation include: community service and…

This article examined the provisions which limit participation of adult learners in federal student aid programs and explores possible modifications in existing federal student aid programs, primarily the new Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program, that might accommodate adult learners. (BR)

This discussion of how the effectiveness of federal student aid can be evaluated is framed in terms of three questions: (1) Has federal student aid expanded educational opportunity; that is, has it encouraged the enrollment and broadened the educational choices of disadvantaged students? (2) Has federal student aid made the distribution of higher…

The hearings before the subcommittee on education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress on the examination of the family contribution schedule for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program for use in academic year 1975-1976 are presented. Testimony and supporting evidence are included. (MJM)

Argues that increased federal regulation in the name of accountability will diminish the quality and innovative capacity of higher education. Examines pending litigation that would automatically subject a college to federal regulation if its students accept federal aid and thus become "conduits" of federal assistance to the institution.…

Recommendations concerning important federal statutory revisions, budget and appropriations items, and regulatory issues are offered in this booklet. Issues discussed are of particular concern to New York State. Recommendations include the following: (1) on the postsecondary level, federal and state programs serving the same students should be…

This document summarizes the type or amount of assistance and eligibility and application procedures of major federal student assistance programs administered by the Office of Education. The programs discussed include: the basic educational opportunity grant program; the supplemental educational opportunity grants; direct loans to students in…