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Do Student Loans Compensate for Parental Resources? The Role of Student Loans in The Transition to Higher Education
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Kazuhisa Furuta – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2024
The expansion of higher education through the privatisation of funding sources raises a question regarding socioeconomic inequality in participation in higher education. To explore mechanisms of educational inequality, this study examines how different indicators of socioeconomic background work together to influence both participation in higher…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Parent Financial Contribution, Financial Problems
Transforming Student Outcomes through Mission-Aligned Investment: The Case for a National Graduate-Funded Endowment
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Lydia Dye-Stonebridge – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2024
This essay, shortlisted for the AHUA Dr Jonathan Nicholls Memorial Essay Prize, addresses recent policy attention on student maintenance funding in the United Kingdom. It proposes the establishment of a graduate-funded endowment in lieu of other measures such as increased parental contributions or the imposition of a graduate tax. After discussing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Endowment Funds, Educational Finance, Graduate Students
What Is the Maximum Annual Contribution by the Account Owner That Would Be Eligible for a State Income Tax Deduction? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
What Is the Name of the State-Sponsored 529 Program? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
Are Withdrawals for Qualified Expenses Exempt from Additional State Taxes? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
What Is the Maximum Amount Allowed in 529 Plans for a Single Beneciary? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
Does the State Have a Program to Provide State Contributions to 529 Plans That is Accessible to ALL Residents Regardless of Income? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
Does State Statute Explicitly Reference the Federal Tax Code Regarding Eligible Expenses? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
What, if Any, State Penalties Exist for Withdrawals for Nonqualified Expenses? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
Federal Student Aid: Need Analysis Formulas and Expected Family Contribution. CRS Report R44503, Version 10. Updated
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Collins, Benjamin – Congressional Research Service, 2021
This report describes the need analysis formulas used to calculate the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for federal student aid applicants. The formulas are codified in Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the data collection instrument through which students submit the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Parent Financial Contribution
Does the State Have a Special Program That Provides State Contributions to 529 Plans for Low-Income Residents Only? 50-State Comparison: 529 Education Savings Plans
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Education Commission of the States, 2020
The 50-State Comparison on 529 Education Savings Plans provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to state 529 education savings plans. It focuses on three main categories of state policies related to 529 plans: contributions, withdrawals, and eligible expenses. The information in this resource was gathered from state…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Investment, Higher Education, Parent Financial Contribution
Who Is Responsible? Varying Solutions for Improving Equity of College Access in an Era of Rising Costs
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Lopez, Sonia Rey; Rivera, Marialena D. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2022
Researchers interviewed higher education professionals, asking: How do professionals working in higher education equity and access sectors, both public and private, assign responsibility for improving access, and what solutions do they propose? Informed by Kingdon's multiple streams framework and Guajardo et al.'s theory of change in action,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Hispanic American Students
College as a Potential Route to Social Mobility for First-Generation College Graduates and Their Families
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Parrott, Emily M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Previous research on social mobility focuses almost exclusively on individual outcomes, leaving out the important effects individuals' educational attainment may have on whole families. This dissertation extends the literature by investigating the role that earning a degree may play in social mobility for first-generation college graduates and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Mobility, First Generation College Students, College Graduates
The Growing Gap: Public Higher Education's Declining Affordability for Low-Income Students
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DeBaun, Bill; Warick, Carrie – National College Access Network, 2019
Affordability looms large as the hurdle most likely to turn away those who could benefit most from pursuing and obtaining a postsecondary degree or credential. Individuals and society at large benefit when educational attainment rises. In the 2018 report, "Shutting Low-Income Students out of Public Four-Year Higher Education" (ED604096),…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Paying for College, Access to Education
Preparing for Another Recession?
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Harney, John O. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2019
A result of the last recession was the closure or merging of many higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the New England region. In October 2019, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) in convened a group of economists and higher education leaders at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to talk about "The Future of Higher…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Colleges
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