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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
The definition of the independent college student is discussed in hearings that are part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The importance of the definition has increased as the amount of federal dollars for student aid programs has declined or remained constant and the number of students requiring aid has increased. The current…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Definitions, Eligibility
Peer reviewedMurphy, Janine McPeters – School Law Bulletin, 1984
Describes the nature and availability of proceedings under the North Carolina Juvenile Code and points out the relevance of some code provisions to school personnel. Reports that most states follow the same basic procedures and that certain difficult issues in juvenile law are present in all states. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Data that is needed on student financial aid applicants are discussed in hearings held as part of fact finding prior to reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Topics include: types of students who apply for student financial assistance, the income levels of their families, the types of institutions they choose, and the degree to which the…
Descriptors: College Choice, Dependents, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Kornfeld, Leo L. – 1977
This statement by the deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Student Financial Assistance of the Office of Education discusses the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program and proposed changes in the Family Contribution Schedules for the 1978-79 academic year. Progress of the BEOG program during its four years of operation is reviewed, and tables…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, Confidential Records, Family Financial Resources
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 focus on the needs analysis system for student aid programs. One proposal recommends restructuring the Pell Grant Program to target its support on low-income students and to make it more sensitive to the costs of different types of colleges. Recommendations include: implementing a…
Descriptors: College Students, Definitions, Eligibility, Farmers
Bureau of Student Financial Assistance (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1980
The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program, the largest federal student aid program, is explained. The method by which a student's eligibility is determined is described in detail. In a section on calculation of eligibility for dependent students, two worksheets are provided: that for families with no farm or business assets, and those with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Eligibility, Family Income
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on the reasons for the Pell Grant Program shortfall and possible solutions are presented. The U.S. Department of Education's estimate was for a Pell grant shortfall of $307 million for 1983-1984, which was borrowed from the fiscal year 1984 appropriations. Current funding for Pell Grants is below what is necessary because initial funding…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Budgets, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
