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Author: Congressional Research Service Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781507736722 Category : Federal aid to higher education Languages : en Pages : 50
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The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329) authorizes numerous federal aid programs that provide support to both individuals pursuing a postsecondary education and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Title IV of the HEA authorizes the federal government's major student aid programs, which are the primary source of direct federal support to students pursuing postsecondary education. Titles II, III, and V of the HEA provide institutional aid and support. Additionally, the HEA authorizes services and support for less-advantaged students (select Title IV programs), students pursing international education (Title VI), and students pursuing and institutions offering certain graduate and professional degrees (Title VII). Finally, the most recently added title (Title VIII) authorizes several other programs that support higher education. The HEA was last comprehensively reauthorized in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA; P.L. 110-315), which authorized most HEA programs through FY2014. Following the enactment of the HEAO, the HEA has been amended by numerous other laws, most notably the SAFRA Act, part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which terminated the authority to make federal student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Authorization of appropriations for many HEA programs expired at the end of FY2014 but has been extended through FY2015 under the General Education Provisions Act. This report provides a brief overview of the major provisions of the HEA.
Author: Congressional Research Service Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781507736722 Category : Federal aid to higher education Languages : en Pages : 50
Book Description
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329) authorizes numerous federal aid programs that provide support to both individuals pursuing a postsecondary education and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Title IV of the HEA authorizes the federal government's major student aid programs, which are the primary source of direct federal support to students pursuing postsecondary education. Titles II, III, and V of the HEA provide institutional aid and support. Additionally, the HEA authorizes services and support for less-advantaged students (select Title IV programs), students pursing international education (Title VI), and students pursuing and institutions offering certain graduate and professional degrees (Title VII). Finally, the most recently added title (Title VIII) authorizes several other programs that support higher education. The HEA was last comprehensively reauthorized in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA; P.L. 110-315), which authorized most HEA programs through FY2014. Following the enactment of the HEAO, the HEA has been amended by numerous other laws, most notably the SAFRA Act, part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which terminated the authority to make federal student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Authorization of appropriations for many HEA programs expired at the end of FY2014 but has been extended through FY2015 under the General Education Provisions Act. This report provides a brief overview of the major provisions of the HEA.
Author: James B. Stedman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The Federal Pell Grant program is the single largest source of grant aid for postsecondary education attendance funded by the federal government, providing grants to undergraduate students estimated to have totaled more than $11.6 billion in FY2002. This report reviews how the program works and provides analysis of program funding, recipients (numbers and characteristics), and the role being played by the program in the distribution of federal student aid. It concludes with an examination of several Pell-related issues that may be considered by the 108th Congress in the HEA reauthorization process. This report will be updated to reflect major legislative action to reauthorize the Pell Grant program.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities Publisher: ISBN: Category : Federal aid to higher education Languages : en Pages : 628
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The Federal Pell Grant program, authorized by the Higher Education Act (HEA), is the single largest source of grant aid for postsecondary education attendance funded by the federal government, estimated to provide nearly $13.1 billion in FY2004 to about 5.3 million undergraduate students. For FY2004, the maximum Pell Grant is funded at $4,050. With the expiration of the HEA, the 108th Congress is likely to debate what changes may be needed in the Pell Grant program as part of its consideration of HEA reauthorization. Pell Grants are need-based aid intended to be the foundation for all federal student aid awarded to undergraduates (eligibility is limited to undergraduates). There is no absolute income threshold that determines who is eligible and who is ineligible for Pell Grants. Nevertheless, Pell Grant recipients are primarily lowincome. In FY1999, an estimated over 90% of Pell Grant recipients considered to be dependent upon their parents had total parental income below $40,000. Of Pell Grant recipients considered to be independent of their parents, over 90% had total income below $30,000. Among the issues that may be debated by the Congress during the HEA reauthorization process is the extent to which the Pell Grant program continues to act as the foundation for all federal need-based aid for undergraduates. Concern has been raised about the diminished role that the Pell Grant may be playing. For example, need-based aid recipients are as likely to borrow subsidized loans under the Federal Stafford Loan program as they are to receive Pell Grants. This overarching issue may trigger consideration of various steps to increase the amount of Pell Grant aid flowing to the neediest students. This might include deliberation over raising the Pell Grant minimum award (those with the smallest grants are the least needy of Pell recipients), converting the program into an entitlement possibly with higher annual maximum grants, and concentrating Pell Grant assistance on needy undergraduates in their initial years of enrollment (so-called "front loading") which may result in substantially higher grants in those years. Converting the program to an entitlement is also seen by some as a response to the periodic uncertainty about the adequacy of the annual appropriation to meet program costs and resulting funding shortfalls. Other issues that may engage the Congress include deciding the degree to which, if any, the size of students' Pell Grants should be sensitive to institutions' tuition charges, and whether some element of academic merit should be introduced into the process of determining Pell eligibility and level of Pell assistance. This report will be updated to reflect major legislative action to reauthorize the Pell Grant program.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Publisher: ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 348
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-long Learning Publisher: ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 158
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Author: Margot A. Schenet
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Author: James B. Stedman
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-long Learning
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