Federal Education Programs and Grants for the Disadvantaged ( Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World )

Publication series :Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World

Author: Denis M. Rojers  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781624173103

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781624173097

Subject: G4 Education

Keyword: 教育

Language: ENG

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Federal Education Programs and Grants for the Disadvantaged

Chapter

Outcome Criteria

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement(McNair) Program

Eligible Recipients

Program Participants

Program Intensity and Activities

Outcome Criteria

TRIO Staff Development (Training) Program

Eligible Recipients

Program Participants

Program Intensity and Activities

Outcome Criteria

Comparison of Key Features of the TRIO Programs

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS AND PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

MAJOR HEOA AMENDMENTS TO COMMON TRIO PROVISIONS

Required Program Activities

Prior Experience Points

Application Review Process (Appeal)

Award Amounts and Numbers of Program Participants

Length of Grant Award

Multiple Grants for Different Populations

RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENTS

SSS Independent Evaluations

SSS PART Reviews and Annual Performance Report Data

UB Independent Evaluations

UB PART Review and Annual Performance Report Data

TS Evaluations

TS PART Review and Annual Performance Report Data

EOC Evaluations

EOC PART Review and Annual Performance Report Data

McNair Independent Evaluations

McNair PART Review and Annual Performance Report Data

Training Evaluations

End Notes

Chapter 2 EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH: BACKGROUND AND LEGISLATION IN THE 112TH CONGRESS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM: MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT, TITLE VII, PART B

Program Overview

Functions of the State EHCY Coordinator and LocalEHCY Liaisons

Program Funding

Regular Appropriations

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5) Funding

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA), TITLE I-A PROVISIONS ON HOMELESS EDUCATION

PROGRAM AND RELATED DATA

LEA and Participant Data

Homeless Preschool Students

Primary Nighttime Residence

Subpopulations of Homeless Students

Academic Progress

REAUTHORIZATION ISSUES

Funding

Transportation of Homeless Students to Their School of Origin

ESEA Title I-A Set-Aside for Homeless Students

Separate Schools for Homeless Students

Clarifying the “Best Interest” Determination

Homeless Liaisons and State Coordinators

Improving Identification and Services for Preschool Students and Unaccompanied Youth

Homeless Preschoolers

Unaccompanied Youth

Increased Access to Education and Related Services

Definition of Homeless Children and Youth under EHCY and other Federal Programs

Additional Changes

APPENDIX A. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED HOMELESS STUDENTS BY STATE FOR SELECTED YEARS

APPENDIX B. LEGISLATION ADOPTED IN THE 110TH-111TH CONGRESSES THAT AFFECTS THE EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM

End Notes

Chapter 3 FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT: HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS, RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, AND CURRENT ISSUES

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

Student Eligibility

Underlying Concepts and Award Rules

Underlying Concepts

Authorized Maximum Award

Discretionary Base Maximum Award

Mandatory “Add-On” Award

Qualifying Minimum Award

“Bump” Award

Effective Minimum Award

Primary Award Rule

Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

Automatic Zero EFC

Maximum EFC for Pell Grant Eligibility

Cost of Attendance (COA)

Year-Round Pell Grants

Institutional Role

NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS

INCOME OF RECIPIENTS

PARTICIPATION RATE

ENROLLMENT STATUS

TYPE AND CONTROL OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

ROLE OF THE PELL GRANT

Purchasing Power

Pell Grant Recipients and Other Federal Aid

PROGRAM COSTS

Current Estimates of Program Costs

Program Cost Escalation: AY2008-2009 through AY2010-2011

Large Increase in the Discretionary Base Maximum Award

Increase in FAFSA Applications and College Enrollments

Recent Economic Conditions

Legislative Changes to the Federal Need Analysis Calculation and Award Rules

PROGRAM FUNDING

Role of Discretionary Funding

Increasing Role of Mandatory Funding

Specified Mandatory Appropriations to Augment Discretionary Funding

Indefinite Mandatory Appropriations for the Add-On Award

Summary of Recent Funding (FY2008-FY2021)

Discretionary Funding Shortfalls and Surpluses

Measures to Address Funding Shortfalls

Pre-2002

Funding Shortfalls from FY2002 to FY2006

Adoption of FY2006 CBO Scoring Rule

Funding Shortfalls and Surpluses (Post-Scoring Rule to FY2010)

Responding to Additional Funding Needs: FY2011

FY2012 Appropriations

CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

Future Funding Needs

Outcome Measures and Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements

Rising College Costs and Pell Grant Aid

APPENDIX A. TABLES ON SELECTED PELL GRANT INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE ENACTMENT OF THE SAFRA ACT

APPENDIX B. MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION FOR DETERMINING PELL GRANT ADD-ON AWARD AMOUNTS BEGINNING IN FY2014

End Notes

INDEX

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