The High Priority Location Stipend Program (HPLSP) provides monetary incentives to staff assigned to work at school sites designated as high priority locations. HPLSP was first implemented in the Dade County Public Schools, Florida, during the 1982-83 school year. The purposes of this study were to determine the impact of HPLSP on: (1) staff…

The scope and operation of student financial aid programs in New York State are described, and suggestions to improve access are offered. The following state-administered programs are examined: the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), Regents scholarships, and student loan programs. Data are provided on the types of student aid and numbers of new…

This guide is intended to assist corrections administrators in the task of securing funding for vocational education programs, especially through preparing and submitting applications for grants. The main text discusses: (1) the types and general sources of funding; (2) procedures for developing proposals to obtain funding; and (3) strategies for…

The amounts, types, and sources of financial aid received by Illinois college students are reported, based on the 1985 Illinois Student Financial Aid Survey. Data are provided for 332,868 Illinois students attending 168 public and private colleges and universities. Included are a narrative discussion of the findings, including the growth and…

This document is a transcript of a hearing concerning small business opportunities for Vietnam veterans in the Boston area. During the hearing, testimony was given from four panels of Vietnam-era veterans who represented a cross-section of those who served their country in that war. Some of the witnesses also represented veterans groups or worked…

Enrollment patterns for campuses belonging to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges are reported. A total of 473 colleges (85% response rate) provided estimates of enrollments expected for fall 1985. Attention is directed to enrollment trends for…

The equity and effectiveness of the student financial aid system are considered, as it applies to undergraduates attending public institutions. In addition to evaluating whether aid is targeted to students with the greatest financial needs, attention is directed to the relationship between the receipt of different types of financial aid and…

This report evaluates the Urban University/Urban School Collaborative Program sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The program provided grants for 16 projects to improve opportunities for youth in urban areas, giving them access to higher education and jobs. The grants were to be used to…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) surveyed its member small institutions on the status of their programs for preparing teachers for working with handicapped students. Each chapter in this report on the survey is written by different educators from various small colleges in the United States. Chapter 1, "Coping…

The first section of the directory provides 2,068 references and cross-references to financial aid programs designed primarily or exclusively for minorities. All areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered. The focus is on programs open to American citizens and tenable in the United States or abroad. Entries are grouped into…

In April 1978, the Commissioner of Education in New York approved a new part 53 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (to reflect and administer the intent of Section 493A of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended by Public Law 94-482 concerning the dissemination of information to postsecondary students) entitled…

Presented is a compilation of federal legislation on higher education as amended through December 31, 1986 that covers general higher education programs, Native American higher education, the National Science Foundation, and assistance to specified institutions. The 11 titles of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented, along with the first…

The State of Alaska and many other states are concerned with the issue of public funding of private institutions. Alaska's State Tuition Equalization Program was ruled unconstitutional in 1976; currently there are no grants programs for students wanting to attend public and private institutions of higher education. The importance of federal and…

Patterns of government subsidies to higher education in five European countries are considered in order to provide a comparative perspective for U.S. policy-makers. Attention is focused on patterns of subsidizing both institutions and students for the five countries: France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The…

This paper traces the evaluation requirements of the Title I/Chapter 1 Program since 1966 to the present, discusses the implications of the evaluations, and reports on the evolution of evaluation during this 20 year period. The evaluations are described in four phases: (1) from a nadir of low quality, utility and precision (1966-1974); (2) to a…