Sentences with phrase «student aid policies»

Numerous studies have confirmed the so - called Bennett Hypothesis, put forward in 1987 by then — U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, which asserted that federal student aid policies were helping to fuel college tuition inflation.

The idea is rooted in a reasonable conclusion: the current path of federal student aid policy is unsustainable.

An expert on higher education finance, she speaks and writes extensively about issues relating to college access, college pricing, student aid policy, student debt, and affordability.

Mary Johnson, director of Financial Literacy and Student Aid Policy at financial services company Higher One, shared Collins» sentiment, adding students need more experience with practical matters, such as deciphering the fine print of their financial products like student loans or cell phone contracts.

It focuses on presenting articles that report on original research relating to student financial aid or which discuss student aid policy.

Understanding Federal Student Aid Policy and Practice for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Date Recorded: June 28, 2017

Not exact matches

«The biggest mistake that people make is not filling out the FAFSA, or filling it out late,» said Karen McCarthy, director of policy analysis for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

In addition, MCC - SF members enrolled at Pacific School of Religion continually pressure the seminary to live up to its policy of fair treatment for students with AIDS.

He also referenced the fact that New York is now one of three states placed on a watch list for losing hundreds of millions of Race to the Top dollars by US Education Secretary Arne Duncan because it has «hit a roadblock» on significant policy provisions of qualifying for the aid, including establishment of the peformance evaluation system and creation of a database to track student records across school districts.

• Redesigning Education: Noting that New York is first in spending but 34th in results, Governor Cuomo proposed restructuring a portion of our education aid to create incentives that reward school districts for improving student performance and implementing management efficiency policies.

The seat was taken by Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams with a large majority, thought to have been aided by the large student electorate, hostile to Labour's top - up fees policy.

As Mayor Bloomberg said, â $ ˜ What we are urging you to do is provide our students with their fair share of state aid and our city with the tools and reform needed to end unnecessary mandates and crippling policy that otherwise will accelerate an already daunting situation,»» she said.

The researchers developed this recommendation after finding that some students and their families had little faith in aid policies because they cause:

But even a university's efforts to communicate such policies can be perceived as dismissive of low - SES students» needs when the message also emphasizes, for example, that «only half of our students require financial aid,» as the authors found.

«They just don't know how the game is played,» said Thomas Mortenson, a policy analyst for the Council for Opportunity in Education, about the lack of experience many lower - income families have in dealing with financial aid.7 Many «high - income high schools» help students apply to college - entrance preparation classes at top universities, and they sometimes provide private admissions counselors.8

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But students will no longer be eligible for the scholarship aid, reportedly because the charity disapproves of some of the district's policies on controversial...

When will those who decide the financial aid policies realize that each dollar devoted to increasing access will have a lifelong impact on students and families everywhere?

Many states need to revamp their policies for including limited - English - proficient students in state tests and accountability systems if they want to continue receiving all of their federal Title I aid, according to the Department of Education.

In the International Education Policy (IEP) Program, you will explore some of the most challenging issues facing teachers and learners worldwide — how to educate students in refugee camps; how to improve girls education in Afghanistan; how to deliver effective HIV / AIDS education in Malawi; how to help young people develop the skills they need in the 21st century — and be constantly challenged and asked, «What would you do?»

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.

Most IEP students arrive with professional experience in international education and development, perhaps as teachers or administrators at international schools, Peace Corps volunteers, field researchers with NGOs, or policy analysts with U.S. - based aid organizations.

Federal financial aid policy alone can not solve these problems — but neither can it ignore the challenges facing students of color who disproportionately bear the burden of student debt.

An alliance between civil rights groups on the left and the business community on the right pushed for aggressive federal involvement to drive policies designed to aid disadvantaged students.

In addition, she serves as an advisor to many boards including the Massachusetts Public Education Nominating Council, Lumina Foundation for Education, the Center for Policy Analysis at the American Council on Education, Educational Policy, and Journal of Student Financial Aid.

When absenteeism increased last year in the Dallas Independent School District, resulting in the loss of more than $ 1 million in state aid, school officials drafted a new policy requiring that any student who misses more than 10 classes during the school year automatically receive a failing grade.

Importantly, the successful provision of information related to college choice through initiatives like ECO-C is likely to magnify the return to existing federal and state aid policies, while the return to high - cost interventions such as expanding the Pell grant program is likely to be very limited unless students possess sufficient information about college alternatives.

The 10,000 - student elementary school district in Orange County, Calif., stands to lose up to $ 10 million in state and federal categorical aid if its policy isn't brought into compliance.

The fact that this sector is already integrated into the broader higher education system, through federal aid and some state aid programs, suggests that these policy levers might be used to better leverage the private sector to further policymakers» goals, such as increasing educational attainment overall and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Leaders should critically examine financial aid policies to ensure they are not unintentionally creating barriers for poor students.

For list of studies confirming the Bennett Hypothesis, see Neal McCluskey, «College Aid Not Helping Students: An Education Policy Reading List,» Cato Institute, http://www.cato.org/research/reading-list-college-aid-not-helping-students (accessed October 26, 2016).

The Office of School Finance is responsible for the development and administration of fiscal standards and other initiatives to promote or achieve efficiency within public schools; the administration of the state aid system for schools in accordance with applicable statutes; the development and maintenance of fiscal policy for all public school districts; and the development and maintenance of procedures for safe and efficient student transportation services.

In at least one sense, the worriers were right: the 1998 reform fundamentally changed the structure of English higher education finance, and the numerous subsequent reforms it enabled in tuition and financial aid policy have led to an entirely new landscape for new students to navigate.

«Well - meaning but ill - informed expressions of policy, especially without the benefit of formal public comment from affected stakeholders, confuse rather than aid the legal landscape and make the work of schools and parents in ensuring students receive appropriate education needlessly difficult,» said Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Associate Executive Director and General Counsel, National School Boards Association.

IDRA Policy Issues for Texas in 2017 See PDF version Fair Funding Means Equity and Excellence for All Students IDRA Stands All state and local aid made available for public schools should be funded through equalized formulas.

Though this was likely intended to provide the most aid to the most disadvantaged students, this policy creates unnecessary invasions of privacy and forces a ranking system for students already eligible for the program.

Author: HCM Strategists, Institute for Higher Education Policy, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, New America Foundation, Young Invincibles

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Then, I build a structural demand model to estimate the preferences of students over programs and evaluate the effectiveness of alternative financial aid policies.

Dynarski has consulted broadly on student aid reform across federal government agencies, and has testified about education and tax policy before the US Senate Finance Committee, the US House Ways and Means Committee and the President's Commission on Tax Reform.

She is an educational advocate fighting against inequities, an advocate for student access and an authority on financial aid, workforce training, education policy and international education.

During the campaign, Governor Murphy promised to withdraw New Jersey from the PARCC assessments and to implement shorter tests that give teachers and students actual feedback, to fully fund the state's education aid formula, and to walk back from state takeovers and other top down policies.

said Jill Desjean, a policy analyst with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

Dominique Baker (@bakerdphd) is a second - year assistant professor of education policy at Southern Methodist University, where her research focuses on student financial aid and equity in higher education.

My research interests include higher education finance, accountability policies and practices, and student financial aid.

This means working to get the Board of Governors to reverse its policy that caps financial aid and instead challenging members to address student loan debt once and for all.

«The TalentED Project enables Swathmore College to truly showcase our policies and admissions programs for low - income and first - generation college students - from financial aid for undocumented students to special access fly - in visits.

Her current work focuses on federal and state policy, financial aid, Hispanic - Serving Institutions (HSIs), and effective institutional practices for student success in higher education.

Certainly not if the goal is to improve equal access to higher education because under the current policy of increased loans and lower grant aid, the gap in access to education for lower income students keeps growing.