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Poverty Rate and Household Income Stagnate as Rich-Poor Gap Hits Post War High.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. – 1989

This study analyzes Census data which indicate the following U.S. poverty trends for 1988: (1) the gap between rich and poor is wider than at any point in the post World War II era; (2) the poverty rate showed no improvement and remains higher than the most severe recession years of the 1970s; (3) the share of the national family income going to…

Descriptors: Advantaged, Census Figures, Demography, Economic Factors

Study of Program Management Procedures in the Campus Based and Basic Grant Programs, Final Report: MISAA Impact Analysis.

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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

Reports from the Fund Projects/Women II, 1976-78.

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Bernstein, Alison; And Others – 1980

Trends in projects to improve women's education submitted to and supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Fund) from 1976-78 are analyzed, and comparisons with experiences by the Fund from 1973-75 are made. The majority of Fund grants remain geared to serving adult women students, enhancing the career aspirations of…

Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Planning, College Curriculum, College Students