Ways that private black college undergraduates and other private college students finance their education are compared, based on data for 2,380 student aid recipients at 38 colleges. Historically black college (HBC) students who received aid, compared with non-HBC students: (1) had fewer family resources to assist them; (2) earned less during the…

This report contains transcripts of testimonies and prepared statements presented at a session of the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. The session was convened to conduct hearings on the civil rights implication of the education block grant program proposed by the Reagan Administration. Statements of the following witnesses are…

Oklahoma State University applied for and received federal funding to offer instruction in Spanish and French to university faculty, staff, and spouses. Students participate in two types of classes: (1) informal instruction using a cognitive, proficiency-based approach with informal evaluation and little or no homework, and (2) intensive…

The Minnesota school finance system is the method by which funds are provided for the operation of public elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary vocational-technical institutes. This document comprises a reference guide for state legislators to the Minnesota school finance system. It begins with historical and legal background…

Ten separate 1890 Land-Grant Universities and Tuskegee Institute cooperatively conducted a 10-state southern regional research project, "The Isolation of Factors Related to Patterns and Levels of Living in the Rural South," which elicited household and demographic data on 2,580 rural families. The 10 contiguous southeastern states which…

The quality of education in small colleges is considered, and Brunswick Foundation's Small College Program is described. After an overview concerning problems of small colleges (those with enrollments of 2,000 and less), attention is directed to the Small College Program, which provides grants to reward colleges undertaking exceptional action…

The distribution and impact of student financial aid at public two-year and four-year colleges and universities in 1981-1982 were investigated. A total of 226 institutions and about 12,000 student aid recipient records were evaluated. Findings include the following: in 1981-1982 about $6.6 billion in student aid was distributed to about three…

This report is based on data collected in a 2-year study of the implementation of Chapter 2 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, which combined the funds from 28 federal programs into a single block grant. This study investigated the effects of the act on 12 school districts, in an effort to obtain a better general…

Participation levels for 1983-1984 for two student financial aid programs provided by the State of Alaska and one regional student exchange program are reported. Brief descriptions of these three programs are also provided: the Alaska Student Loan Program, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Student Exchange Program, and…

Participation levels for 1984-1985 for two student financial aid programs provided by the State of Alaska and one regional student exchange program are reported. Brief descriptions of these programs are included: the Alaska Student Loan Program, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Student Exchange Program, and the State…

Information is presented on black access to and participation in the South Carolina state system of higher education and plans for desegregation of the system, in response to the 1978 Revised Criteria issued by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The only traditionally black, senior, public institution in the state is examined…

The present scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs, and improvements recommended by the Board of Regents, are examined and recent developments in the state's programs are reported. The Guaranteed Student Loan program showed the greatest increase in activity of all the state-administered student aid programs. Tuition…

Information on philanthropic contributions to higher education institutions is presented, based on the Survey of Voluntary Support of Education, 1976-77. Voluntary support excludes income from endowment and other invested funds as well as all support received from federal, state, and local governments and their agencies. Information is provided by…

In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the community colleges, the report discusses the 1.4% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the…

An attempt is made to explain the intricacies of British higher education finance in language that is meaningful to an American audience. After a brief description of the bases of the British system, the following issues that have been subject to recent public debates in Britain are considered: (1) the finance of Oxford and Cambridge; (2) the…