The author asserts that current federal education policy and student aid programs effectively discriminate against older, part-time, low income students. She calls for changes aimed at achieving equity for adult, part-time learners when the Higher Education Act is considered for reauthorization. (SK)

Reports on the organization and results of a state-funded program that provides the opportunity for adolescents in foster homes or institutions to make the transition to self-sufficient living arrangements. (SS)

Increasingly, state officials are dealing with the financial needs of the fastest-growing segment of the higher education market by expanding their financial aid programs to working people, parents, and students with disabilities who must attend college part time. (MLW)

Office of Education regulations upon which "need" analysis for federal student financial aid subsidies is based are presented and analyzed and the legal issues discussed. It is concluded that legal analysis tends to support the constitutionality of the guidelines. Recommendations are made that would provide flexibility within the guidelines. (JT)

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…

This report provides a profile of undergraduates who were considered financially independent for the purpose of analyzing their financial aid need during the 1999-2000 academic year. The primary data source for this report was the 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000). As a nationally representative sample of…

This book provides information to the student financial aid community about the calculation of a student's expected family contribution (EFC). An introduction which uses a question-and-answer format gives background information and guidance for using the proper formula to calculate a student's EFC. The following section provides narrative…

This report provides results from a Minnesota state survey designed to identify the characteristics of the students enrolled in Minnesota colleges and how their families are financing their education. Data are presented from survey responses of 5,347 undergraduate college students. Information is presented separately for dependent and independent…

Proposed levels of federal aid to college students and the national economic context are considered. Compared to fiscal year 1985 and 1986 budgets, the Reagan administration has requested $2.3 billion less in various financial aid programs. It has proposed legislation limiting federal grants, direct loans, or work study jobs to students from…

Findings and recommendations of the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Student Advisory Committee following a series of hearings conducted in seven states with the cosponsorship of the National Student Educational Fund and various state student organizations are presented. The report articulates and documents some of the problems that students…

Data were gathered on the number of college students receiving food stamps as heads of households at six selected universities: Tampa, Wisconsin, North Texas State, Pennsylvania, San Francisco State, and Portland. The percent of full-time students from the selected schools receiving food stamps as heads of households in the project areas reviewed…

A longitudinal study clearly indicates that changes over time require continual evaluation in both how students are financing their education and the impact of certain forms of student aid on both access to and choice of institutions. Parental and student attitudes toward financial support and financial independence are significant. (LBH)

Explored what impact the Search for Education, Evaluation, and Knowledge (SEEK) program had on female students at Brooklyn College (n=896). Results indicated that SEEK subjects who were independent of their parents had a more positive reaction to college and achieved a significantly higher grade point average than did parent-dependent subjects.…

The Single Parent Project (SPP) at Eastern Washington University assists single parents on public assistance who are working toward an academic degree in order to become independent from the welfare system. The SPP provides campus-based services that help students succeed in an academic setting. Four areas of focus for the SPP are: (1) direct…

The expanding numbers of emancipated students in addition to students who, with their parents, believe that postsecondary education is a right rather than a privilege, and that the society should provide the resources to aid the student, present an increasingly difficult problem to the financial aid officer. The controversy surrounds the…