Today 17 elite private colleges in the U.S. have offered no-loan policies, which replace student loans with grants, scholarships and/or work-study in the financial aid packages awarded to all undergraduate students eligible for financial aid. Generally, the goal of these policies is to increase the socioeconomic diversity of campuses and to reduce…

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…

PROPOSED IS AN EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COMING TO DAYTON, OHIO, FROM APPALACHIA. THE SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF A SYNAGOGUE IN DAYTON WOULD "ADOPT" A KINDERGARTEN CLASS FOR A 5-YEAR PERIOD. A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN WOULD COMBINE THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED FROM THE…

Senators' votes are charted for these issues: reductions in higher education program spending and work-study programs; draft registration; 1984 appropriations; spending ceiling legislation; 1985 appropriations; and an amendment to nullify the Supreme Court's Grove City College ruling. (MSE)

The revised immigration system, the requirement that administrators verify the accuracy of information on student aid applications before they distribute money, and demands on administrators to spend more time helping students to budget their money were discussed at the annual meeting of the National Association of Student Financial Aid…

Tables outlining federal financial support for higher education in the 1986 budget are presented including funds for the Department of Education and other federal agencies covering scientific research, health research and training, health professions, arts and humanities, and civil rights. (MLW)

Hearings on the proposed federal fiscal 1984 budget are presented that focus on proposals for federal student financial assistance. One of the major recommendations of the Reagan administration's budget is to eliminate funding for the Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and State Student Incentive Grant programs and to create…

This document is designed to record certain highlights of progress of Oklahoma higher education as viewed from the perspective of the state-level coordinating agency, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The document records the historical accomplishments of Oklahoma higher education and provides summary data for use by the 1975…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This February 27, 2004 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "My Life as an Adjunct after a Full Career" (Caesar, Terry); (2) "Are You the Retiring Sort?" (Ms.…

Proposed changes in student financial aid for fiscal year (FY) 1986 and their likely effects on higher education are discussed. The Reagan Administration's FY 1986 budget recommends a 25% cut for higher education, or $2.3 billion below the adjusted FY 1985 level of $8.8 billion. All but $100 million of the cuts would come from student aid, and…

A summary of the 1983 report of Maryland's Financial Aid Task Force is presented that identifies four goals for student financial aid programs and provides statistical findings, interpretations, and recommendations. It is noted that the Task Force focused on the level of student financial need and the appropriate role of the state in meeting this…

PROPOSED IS A COOPERATIVE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN THE INNER CORE OF ST. LOUIS. THE TARGET POPULATION IS A GROUP OF RELUCTANT, UNDERACHIEVING LEARNERS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. A SCHOOL-WORK PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PART-TIME JOBS FOR 300 PUPILS, WHO WILL BE…

The Education Department's 1988 budget plan would require students to put more of their income toward paying college costs, and it would eliminate some student-aid programs such as College Work Study. The department's top priority was the education of younger children and ensuring that people graduate from high school. (MLW)

The impact of federal student financial aid policy on states and state responses to federal programs are assessed. After reviewing federal and state student aid during the past decade, the State Student Incentive Grant program (SSIG), is discussed, along with the effect of federal policy on SSIG. Perspectives of the state legislatures, governors,…

Hearings held in Michigan on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented. An important part of the act is to achieve equal educational opportunity through provision of grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students demonstrating need. The act also contains programs to assist college libraries, for…