Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315).
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315).

Author: US Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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This purpose of this Act is to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. This Act includes the following titles: (1) General Provisions; (2) Teacher Quality Enhancement; (3) Institutional Aid; (4) Student Assistance (Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education, Federal Family Education Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Programs, Federal Direct Student Loan, Federal Perkins Loans, Need Analysis, General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance, Program Integrity, and Competitive Loan Auction Pilot Program); (5) Developing Institutions; (6) International Education Programs; (7) Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs; (8) Additional Programs; (9) Amendments to Other Laws (Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, United States Institute of Peace Act, The Higher Education Amendments of 1998; the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Tribal College and Universities; Navajo Higher Education, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Institutional Loan Repayment Assistance Programs, and Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program); (10) Private Student Loan Improvement; and (11) Studies and Reports.

The Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Act

Author: Congressional Research Service

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-01-16

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781507736722

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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.

Summer Melt
Summer Melt

Author: Benjamin L. Castleman

Publisher: Harvard Education Press

Published: 2020-01-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1612507433

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Under increasing pressure to raise graduation rates and ensure that students leave high school college- and career-ready, many school and district leaders may believe that, when students graduate with college acceptances in hand, their work is done. But as Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page show, summer can be a time of significant attrition among college-intending seniors—especially those from low-income families. Anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of students presumed to be headed to college fail to matriculate at any postsecondary institution in the fall following high school. Summer Melt explores the complex factors that contribute to this trend—the absence of school support, confusion over paperwork, lack of parental guidance, and the teenage tendency to procrastinate. The authors draw on findings from fields such as neuroscience, behavioral economics, and social psychology to contextualize these factors. Drawing on a series of research studies, they show how schools and districts can develop effective, low-cost, scalable responses—including counselor outreach, peer mentoring, and using text messages and social media—to help students stay on track over the summer. Summer Melt offers very practical guidance for schools and districts committed to helping their students make the transition to college.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act
The Higher Education Opportunity Act

Author: David P. Smole

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

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This report begins with a brief overview of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), its organization into various titles, and the major programs and program requirements specified under each title. It then identifies and describes selected amendments made to the HEA and other laws by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA).