Sentences with phrase «billions in federal student aid»

They are not government agencies, but wield enormous power: Schools need accreditors» stamps of approval to maintain access to the government's annual $ 170 billion in federal student aid.

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In addition, students borrowed $ 12 billion, with federal loans comprising 45 percent of aid for undergraduates and 65 percent of student aid for graduate students.

In 2008 — 09, the College Board reports that $ 168 billion in financial aid was distributed to undergraduate and graduate students in federal grants and loans, work study, federal tax credits, and deductionIn 2008 — 09, the College Board reports that $ 168 billion in financial aid was distributed to undergraduate and graduate students in federal grants and loans, work study, federal tax credits, and deductionin financial aid was distributed to undergraduate and graduate students in federal grants and loans, work study, federal tax credits, and deductionin federal grants and loans, work study, federal tax credits, and deductions.

Passed in 1965, it created a clear role for the federal government in K - 12 policy, offering more than $ 1 billion a year in aid under its first statutory section, known as Title I, to districts to help cover the cost of educating disadvantaged students.

In 1970 — 71, there were only a relative handful of federal student aid programs, and total aid, including loans, amounted to just $ 16.5 billion in 2015 dollarIn 1970 — 71, there were only a relative handful of federal student aid programs, and total aid, including loans, amounted to just $ 16.5 billion in 2015 dollarin 2015 dollars.

Financial aid spending by the federal government includes about $ 35 billion in Pell Grants, which provide students from low - income families up to $ 5,645 per year to defray college expenses.

Federal student - aid programs have expanded sporadically in the decades since, and today, 9 out of every 10 student - loan dollars nationwide come from the federal government, totaling $ 96 billion in 2015 — 16 (see FigFederal student - aid programs have expanded sporadically in the decades since, and today, 9 out of every 10 student - loan dollars nationwide come from the federal government, totaling $ 96 billion in 2015 — 16 (see Figfederal government, totaling $ 96 billion in 2015 — 16 (see Figure 1).

By the 2014 — 15 school year, that amount fell by $ 7 billion — a staggering loss equivalent to the sum of federal student aid dollars that are received by all colleges in Texas annually.

The federal government provides billions of dollars in student aid and tax breaks to the nation's colleges and universities each year, and it demands remarkably little in return.

Over the next ten years Trump's budget plan would eliminate more than $ 143 billion in financial aid and federal support for students seeking a college education.

After all, the federal, state, and local governments already works with faith - based operations to provide healthcare and other services — including $ 3 billion in federal dollars into Catholic Charities alone — while Centrist Democrat and progressive school reformers are more than happy to back charters, which are operated by nonprofit and even for - profit organizations, and support federal and state student aid (which flows into private and parochial universities).

More than $ 130 billion in financial aid is available and much of it is in the form of federal student loans.

Completing the FAFSA is the first step in accessing the more than $ 150 billion available in federal student aid.

That has resulted in the federal government recovering about $ 10 billion in defaulted student loan debt every year, said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of the FinAid.org and FastWeb financial aid sites.

According to data from the Department's Federal Student Aid (FSA) office, approximately 3.9 million borrowers owe a combined balance of $ 100 billion in total Direct PLUS loans.

of PROSPER, concluding that enacting the bill would result in a substantial loss of over $ 14 billion to students via federal aid.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is needed in order to be eligible for more than $ 150 billion in grants, work - study funds, and federal student loans available to students pursuing higher eduFederal Student Aid (FAFSA) is needed in order to be eligible for more than $ 150 billion in grants, work - study funds, and federal student loans available to students pursuing higher eduStudent Aid (FAFSA) is needed in order to be eligible for more than $ 150 billion in grants, work - study funds, and federal student loans available to students pursuing higher edufederal student loans available to students pursuing higher edustudent loans available to students pursuing higher education.

The resolution contemplates more than $ 236 billion in cuts to education programs and reconciliation instructions to cut at least $ 20 billion from federal student financial aid programs such as PSLF over ten years