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Improving Access to Student Financial Aid Information

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Government Information and Regulation

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Published: 1992

Total Pages: 192

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This document presents testimony and prepared statements concerning the lack of information about educational and career opportunities for young people beyond high school, and the need for improving access to student financial aid information so that economically disadvantaged students have the opportunity to go on to higher education. Witnesses were: Col. John C. Meyers, Director, Advertising and Public Affairs, U.S. Army Recruiting Command; Hon. Ernest C. Canellos, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education; Gwendolynne S. Moore, Representative, Seventh Assembly District, State of Wisconsin; Selena Dong, Legislative Director, United States Student Association; Regina E. Manley, president National Association of College Admission Counselors, Chicago [IL] Public Schools; Gary D. Bass, Executive Director, OMB Watch; and A. Dallas Martin, Jr., President, National Association of College Admission Counselors. Also included in the document is a U.S. Department of Education publication called "The Key to the Future," that provides information to assist those interested in seeking student aid, including how to get it, what's available, and general information on the department's Student Aid process. Appendices contain: (1) prepared statements of witnesses in order of appearance; (2) statements from Senators Lieberman and Rudman; (3) responses from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators to Senator Rudman's questions; and (4) responses to questions from Senator Kohl by the U.S. Department of Education. (GLR)

Quality in Student Financial Aid Programs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1993-02-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 030904877X

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Federal financial aid for postsecondary education students involves both large expenditures and a complex distribution system. The accuracy of the needs-based award process and the system of accountability required of the 8,000 institutional participants are the focus of this book. It assesses the current measures of system quality and possible alternatives, such as a total quality management approach. The analysis covers steps to eliminate sources of errorâ€"by reducing the complexity of the application form, for example. The volume discusses the potential for a risk-based approach for verification of applicant-supplied information and for audit and program reviews of institutions. This examination of the interrelationships among the aid award and quality control activities will be of interest to anyone searching for a more efficient aid system. The book can also serve as a case study for other government agencies seeking to examine operations using modern quality management principles.

Reimagining Financial Aid to Improve Student Access and Outcomes

Author: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 33

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As the student aid programs rapidly approach reauthorization in 2014, they continue to face severe funding and efficiency problems. With grant assistance from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through their "Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery" (RADD) project, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) examined current systems of student aid with an eye towards reimagining how they could be improved in the future. This policy brief puts forward broad ideas intended to generate discussion and debate with the goal of advancing key policy issues facing student aid. The issues discussed in this brief were generated through a multi-step process, layered with healthy, challenging, and innovative discussion regarding the current and future states of the federal student aid programs. NASFAA convened first and foremost a group of financial aid directors from across the country and from all sectors of higher education to serve as a discussion and reaction group. NASFAA also convened a group of policy advisors, made up of student aid experts and economists. In addition, NASFAA solicited feedback from a separate group of aid administrators, student aid advocates, and higher education policy experts along the way. Throughout the RADD project, NASFAA relied on a series of underlying principles to guide its efforts. The principles were predicated on NASFAA's Core Advocacy Principles and included the promotion of fairness, access, equity for all students, the primacy of need-based financial aid, increased accountability and transparency, and the acknowledgement that student success is a function of shared responsibility between institutions and students, while recognizing that students hold primary responsibility for successful outcomes. The policy considerations put forward in this issue brief should not be construed as recommendations--rather, they are conversation starters and require additional research, data analysis, and demonstration projects whenever possible. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) [For "Reimagining Financial Aid to Improve Student Access and Outcomes. Executive Summary," see ED543359.].

Report of the Task Force on Student Financial Aid

Author: Massachusetts. Task Force on Student Financial Aid

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 55

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Expanding Opportunities for Higher Education for the Commonwealth

Author: Massachusetts. Task Force on Student Financial Aid

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 55

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Early & Often

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ISBN-13: 9781501005091

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The Student Aid Gauntlet

Author: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC.

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Published: 2005

Total Pages: 65

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Millions of students and adult learners who aspire to college are overwhelmed by the complexity of student aid. Uncertainty and confusion rob them of its significant benefits. Rather than promote access, student aid often creates a series of barriers--a gauntlet that the poorest students must run to get to college. Replacing complexity with a steady stream of encouragement that makes access to college simple and certain is a top priority of Congress and the higher education community. Congress mandated this simplification study as part of the current reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in order to identify and eradicate major sources of complexity in student aid. This study found that sweeping and cost effective simplification initiative could significantly improve access and increase the return on the nation's already sizable investment in student aid. To dismantle this gauntlet, four imperatives have emerged: (1) empower students to make sound decisions about higher education; (2) make it easy to ensure students get their financial aid; (3) lose the paper to create an integrated web-based student aid system; and (4) work together in forging creative public-private access partnerships. These four imperatives are translated into ten recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education that, if implemented, will result in direct benefits to all students and families, but especially to the very poorest. Eight of the ten recommendations do not require an increase in program costs. Aspects of two of the recommendations require a small investment that, if necessary, can be phased in over several years. Appended are: (1) List of Abbreviations; (2) Contributing Panelists; (3) EZ FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Prototype; and (4) Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Members and Staff. (Contains 59 endnotes and 2 exhibits.).

Reimagining Financial Aid to Improve Student Access and Outcomes. Executive Summary

Author: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 2

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Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2011-07-29

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0309159687

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In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage innovation, and grow a strong and talented science and technology workforce. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation explores the role of diversity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce and its value in keeping America innovative and competitive. According to the book, the U.S. labor market is projected to grow faster in science and engineering than in any other sector in the coming years, making minority participation in STEM education at all levels a national priority. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation analyzes the rate of change and the challenges the nation currently faces in developing a strong and diverse workforce. Although minorities are the fastest growing segment of the population, they are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering. Historically, there has been a strong connection between increasing educational attainment in the United States and the growth in and global leadership of the economy. Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation suggests that the federal government, industry, and post-secondary institutions work collaboratively with K-12 schools and school systems to increase minority access to and demand for post-secondary STEM education and technical training. The book also identifies best practices and offers a comprehensive road map for increasing involvement of underrepresented minorities and improving the quality of their education. It offers recommendations that focus on academic and social support, institutional roles, teacher preparation, affordability and program development.

The Role of Financial Aid in Promoting Access to Completion at the University of Utah

Author: Mary G. Parker

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Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

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Retention and completion have become some of the most salient issues facing higher education institutions. Students' ability to pay influences both access and completion, and the access agenda in the United States must change to include both of these aspects of college attendance. Eliminating student departures and increasing completion is a priority for many institutions. The higher education community has spent considerable resources on improving access and studying how financial aid influences enrollment decisions. However, most of the research focuses on the front end of the enrollment cycle. This study focuses on how access can move to completion with the use of financial aid. To provide clarity around the complexities of financial aid, the study offers an understanding of the influence of aid from a student's perspective. Through a qualitative methodology using semi-structured personal interviews with low- and middle-income students, the study allowed the researcher to discover the more personal in-depth experiences of students and the influence of financial aid on their persistence toward a degree. Personal experiences provide an opportunity to comprehend the complex nature of financial aid and its impact on retention and completion from the perspective of these students. Understanding the influence of financial aid on persistence for low-income and middle-class families is important to the higher education community because it will help financial aid administrators and institutions to develop financial aid awarding policies that will have the greatest effect on retention and graduation rates.