The task of designing future postsecondary education policy in fiscal year 1981 is discussed in relation to two unique conditions. First, the federal role as a provider of student assistance was increased dramatically in 1978 by passage of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act, and the full costs of implementing MISAA are coming due. Second,…

This Digest is a summary of the principal policy implications from Medical Education Financing: Policy Analyses and Options for the 1980s, comprehensive policy analyses of options for financing both undergraduate and graduate medical education. Five general classes of options are evaluated: (1) reimbursement reforms, (2) loan programs, (3)…

The institutional administration of student financial aid programs is examined in this first of a two-volume study on program management procedures in the Basic Grant and Campus Based assistance programs. Sections I and II begin by sketching the background and context of the subject of student aid with emphasis on institutional practices, i.e.,…

Two financial aid programs sponsored by Michigan Economics for Human Development (MEHD) to benefit migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and their dependents are described in this guide: (1) the Migrant Scholarship Program, for degree programs at participating Michigan colleges and universities, and (2) the Less-Than-Classroom Program, for…

The distribution of student financial aid funds at the state level is described and some of the variables that are associated with the allocation of funds from the different programs are identified. This paper is divided into several sections. The first reviews the work done on measures of educational opportunity and analyzes the shortcomings of…

There are 39 private colleges and universities in North Carolina. In 1974, 56% or 24,188 of the total undergraduate enrollment at these institutions were residents of North Carolina. The state has a policy of general financial assistance to the private sector amounting to $200 each academic year for each full-time resident undergraduate enrolled…

Federal appropriations for higher education in fiscal 1985 in the Department of Education and other federal agencies are outlined in tabular form. Appropriations cover student and institutional assistance, research, adult education, library resources, aid to disadvantaged and handicapped, civil rights, health professions, arts and humanities, etc.…

This document reflects Federal Student Aid's solid progress in meeting strategic objectives since becoming a Performance-Based Organization. Specifically, the plan addresses continuing efforts to increase program integrity, improve customer service and achieve measurable results in the management and administration of the Title IV student…

A gender-based analysis of training that focuses on barriers to women because of changes in the availability of sponsorship leads to the conclusion that training programs for women in New Brunswick have been spotty at best. Women's training has occurred during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s under the aegis of the Canadian Manpower Training Program,…

This paper, presented at an international conference, tries to put the unique problems of providing access to postsecondary education in the context of the social, economic, and political climate of the United States. The paper notes that since 1979 students are assuming a growing share while taxpayers have reduced their relative contributions to…

This study used data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) and Beginning Postsecondary Student (BPS) studies to examine: the early labor force experiences of college students who either graduated or dropped out; student borrowing for postsecondary education; and student loan debt burden and repayment status. The B&B group (n=11,000) was…

This study examined effects of increased availability of undergraduate student loan funds under the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1992. It studied the effects of price variables and accumulated debt on student persistence decisions using data from the National Student Postsecondary Aid 1992-93 and 1995-96 Surveys. For two-year college…

This report provides an overview of a federal initiative, entitled Access America for Students, which is designed to re-engineer the way training and educational services are delivered to students. Part of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, the initiative's major objectives are to implement privacy and security processes for…

This CD-ROM contains a simulated conversation between a counselor at the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Information Center and a student inquiring about financial assistance. Following an introductory track providing contents information, each track contains a section answering a different question about federal student loans. The…

The Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 has opened the doors of higher education to millions of academically qualified students. Like most bills that pass Congress, the HEA had resulted from numerous compromises. Congress has had several opportunities to review and modify the legislation over the years, but a solid foundation had been laid in 1965…