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  1. Parent Choice versus Attendance Area Assignment to Schools: Does Magnet-Based School Choice Affect NAEP Scores?

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    Archbald, Douglas A.; Kaplan, David

    2004-01-01

    Inter- and intra-district public school choice, vouchers, tuition tax credits and other forms of school choice have been advocated for decades, in large part on grounds that the market forces engendered will improve public education. There are many studies of school choice policies and programs and a large theoretical literature on school choice,…

  2. Tuition Makeover

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    Gormley, Kerry S.

    2010-01-01

    San Francisco's Drew School began this school year with a guarantee to its ninth-grade class: For the four years of their high school careers, their annual tuition will remain the same as it is. This article describes this new plan which was branded "YES Tuition" (Year of Entry Set Tuition). Though the program is new, Drew has already…

  3. 42 CFR 432.55 - Reporting training and administrative costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... training (with no assigned agency duties): Salaries, fringe benefits, dependency allowances, travel, tuition, books, and educational supplies. (2) For part-time training: Travel, per diem, tuition, books and... supporting staff) assigned fulltime training functions: Salaries, fringe benefits, travel, and per diem...

  4. Higher Education: Tuition Increasing Faster Than Household Income and Public Colleges' Costs. Report to Congressional Requesters.

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    Joyner, Carlotta C.

    This report discusses the increase in college tuition and related fees at 4-year public colleges and universities from school year 1980-81 through 1994-95 and schools' expenditures over the same period. The report also discusses variations in tuition charges among states, factors contributing to increased school expenditures, and initiatives…

  5. On rising medical student debt: in for a penny, in for a pound.

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    Kassebaum, D G; Szenas, P L; Schuchert, M K

    1996-10-01

    Using national databases of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the authors have examined reasons for the rising indebtedness of U.S. medical students, looking across the past decade at the influence of tuition and fees (tuition-fees) alone and the total costs of attending school, the effects of the changing demographics of medical school enrollments and lengthened graduation times, the relationship between the availability of school-funded scholarships and the amount of student loan disbursements, the pattern of student financial aid, and the reliance on borrowing to cover the costs of medical education. In constant dollars, the average indebtedness of students graduating from public schools increased 59.2% between 1985 and 1995, and that for graduates of private schools increased 64.2%. The fraction of graduates bringing debt with them when they entered medical school declined from 42.1% in 1985 to 33.6% in 1995. Premedical debt as a fraction of total debt declined at public schools from 9% in 1985 to 7% in 1995, and at private schools from 7.8% in 1985 to 5.9% in 1995. For public schools, tuition-fees increased 60.1% between 1985 and 1995, and average medical school debt increased 60.9%; for private schools, tuition-fees increased 30.1% over that period, while average medical school debt increased 66.2%. On average, public school graduates accrued debt greater than their four-year tuition-fee payments, while the average debt accrued by private school graduates was less than tuition-fee amounts. In 1995, graduates of public schools had debt accumulations representing 62% of the average total cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and living expenses), and the indebtedness of private school graduates was 55% of the average total cost, findings suggesting that total costs were the stronger driver of the amounts borrowed. On a national scale, the influences on medical school debt of longer graduation times, the growing number of women students, greater racial-ethnic diversity, and the admission of more older students age were negligible or small. The average parental income, adjusted to constant dollars, actually increased between 1985 and 1995. For public schools, the aggregate amounts of student aid have climbed at a steeper rate than schools' tuition-fee revenues during the past decade. For public schools, tuition-fee revenues rose 66.7% between 1985 and 1995, while the amount of loans to students at public schools increased 92.7%. For private schools, tuition-fee revenues went up 36.5%, and the amount of loans to students rose 57.9% during the same period. Federal Stafford Loans represented the major financing source, increasing from 71.5% of public schools' tuition-fee revenue in 1985 to 92.2% in 1995, and from 23% of private schools' tuition-fee revenue in 1985 to 38% in 1995. Over the decade, scholarship support kept pace with tuition-fee increases at public schools, but lagged behind the increases at private schools. The recent escalation of student debt has coincided with the lifting of the federal loan borrowing limits under the Higher Education Act. In parallel, entering medical students have declared their intentions to rely more heavily on loans as a means of financing. These findings, although based on national data and trends, provide a framework for exploration of the factors affecting educational costs and financing at individual medical schools. The importance of doing so is mounting, as students may be throwing caution to the winds in the more favorable climate for borrowing, ignoring indicators of changing practice opportunities and incomes ahead.

  6. A Study of Teacher Stereotypes: How Do Tuition-Free Teacher Candidates and General Undergraduates Think about Middle School and University Teachers in China?

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    Zuo, Youxia; Zhao, Yufang; Peng, Chunhua; Chen, Youguo

    2017-01-01

    A tuition-free teacher candidate is an undergraduate who receives tuition-free teacher education and must work as a teacher in a middle school after their graduation. Tuition-free candidates are of the focus of many researchers; however, no study reports how tuition-free teacher candidates think about teachers. The present study explored stereotypes about middle school and university teachers held by teacher candidates. Specifically, we looked for the differences between the stereotypes held by the teacher candidates and general undergraduates. This study attempted to provide a potential tool to predict the actual willingness of teacher candidates to work as middle school teachers. University and middle school teachers were evaluated using descriptive phrases or words on a five-point Likert scale by 116 tuition-free teacher candidates and 155 general undergraduates. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a three-factor stereotype model including occupational cognition, occupational personality, and occupational emotion. Compared with general undergraduates, teacher candidates held more positive occupational personality and emotions toward middle school teachers; they held more negative occupational emotions toward university teachers. Further, the undergraduates' willingness to be middle school teachers positively correlated with positive occupational emotions and negatively correlated with negative occupational personality and emotions toward middle school teachers. This supported previous studies that individuals' professional willingness were influenced by their stereotypes about professions.

  7. A Study of Teacher Stereotypes: How Do Tuition-Free Teacher Candidates and General Undergraduates Think about Middle School and University Teachers in China?

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    Zuo, Youxia; Zhao, Yufang; Peng, Chunhua; Chen, Youguo

    2017-01-01

    A tuition-free teacher candidate is an undergraduate who receives tuition-free teacher education and must work as a teacher in a middle school after their graduation. Tuition-free candidates are of the focus of many researchers; however, no study reports how tuition-free teacher candidates think about teachers. The present study explored stereotypes about middle school and university teachers held by teacher candidates. Specifically, we looked for the differences between the stereotypes held by the teacher candidates and general undergraduates. This study attempted to provide a potential tool to predict the actual willingness of teacher candidates to work as middle school teachers. University and middle school teachers were evaluated using descriptive phrases or words on a five-point Likert scale by 116 tuition-free teacher candidates and 155 general undergraduates. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a three-factor stereotype model including occupational cognition, occupational personality, and occupational emotion. Compared with general undergraduates, teacher candidates held more positive occupational personality and emotions toward middle school teachers; they held more negative occupational emotions toward university teachers. Further, the undergraduates' willingness to be middle school teachers positively correlated with positive occupational emotions and negatively correlated with negative occupational personality and emotions toward middle school teachers. This supported previous studies that individuals' professional willingness were influenced by their stereotypes about professions. PMID:28469587

  8. The Impact of Tuition Increases on Undocumented College Students' Schooling Decisions

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    Conger, Dylan

    2014-01-01

    This paper examines the effect of a short-lived increase in tuition rates on undocumented college students' schooling decisions. In the spring of 2002, the City University of New York (CUNY) reversed its policy of charging in-state tuition rates to undocumented college students who could demonstrate that they migrated to New York at a relatively…

  9. Prevalence for Private Tuition among Parents, Teachers and Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Machakos County

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    Kirigwi, Lucy Wambui; Maithya, Redempta

    2016-01-01

    Private tuition refers to tutoring offered outside mainstream teaching. The study sought to establish the difference in prevalence for private tuition among parents, teachers and pupils in public primary schools in Machakos County. The study employed descriptive survey design. The target populations were all teachers, parents and pupils of public…

  10. Tuition Tax Deductions and Parent School Choice: A Case Study of Minnesota.

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    Darling-Hammond, Linda; Kirby, Sheila Nataraj

    This report presents the results of one of the first empirical investigations of how a tax subsidy for tuition costs actually influences parents' school choices. It provides data about subsidy costs, utilization, and effects in Minnesota, the first state to have a tuition subsidy pass judicial review at all levels of the court system. The study…

  11. The Effect of Tuition Increases on Business Student Decisions

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    Godek, John; Murray, Kyle B.; Karns, Gary

    2015-01-01

    Tuition increases have become all too common as states have cut spending to public institutions and private schools face declining enrollments. As such, understanding the effects of various methods of framing tuition increases is an important, but infrequently researched topic. The authors examine different ways to frame tuition increases…

  12. 42 CFR 432.55 - Reporting training and administrative costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ...) For field instruction in Medicaid: Instructors' salaries and fringe benefits, rental of space, travel... training (with no assigned agency duties): Salaries, fringe benefits, dependency allowances, travel, tuition, books, and educational supplies. (2) For part-time training: Travel, per diem, tuition, books and...

  13. 42 CFR 432.55 - Reporting training and administrative costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...) For field instruction in Medicaid: Instructors' salaries and fringe benefits, rental of space, travel... training (with no assigned agency duties): Salaries, fringe benefits, dependency allowances, travel, tuition, books, and educational supplies. (2) For part-time training: Travel, per diem, tuition, books and...

  14. 42 CFR 432.55 - Reporting training and administrative costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...) For field instruction in Medicaid: Instructors' salaries and fringe benefits, rental of space, travel... training (with no assigned agency duties): Salaries, fringe benefits, dependency allowances, travel, tuition, books, and educational supplies. (2) For part-time training: Travel, per diem, tuition, books and...

  15. Pharmacy student debt and return on investment of a pharmacy education.

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    Cain, Jeff; Campbell, Tom; Congdon, Heather Brennan; Hancock, Kim; Kaun, Megan; Lockman, Paul R; Evans, R Lee

    2014-02-12

    To describe the current landscape within the profession of pharmacy regarding student tuition, indebtedness, salaries, and job potential. Pharmacy tuition and student debt data were obtained through the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Institutional Research website. Tuition was defined as average first-year tuition and fees for accredited schools. Debt was defined as the total average amount borrowed. Median salaries and numbers of jobs were obtained from the United States Department of Labor. In-state tuition at public schools rose an average of $1,211 ± 31 (r2 = 0.996), whereas out-of-state tuition at public schools rose significantly faster at $1,838 ± 80 per year (r2 = 0.988). The average tuition cost for pharmacy school has increased 54% in the last 8 years. The average pharmacist salary has risen from $75,000 to over $112,000 since 2002. The increase in salary has been nearly linear (r2 = 0.988) rising $4,409 ± $170 dollars per year. However, average salary in 2011 was $3,064 below the predicted value based upon a linear regression of salaries over 10 years. The number of pharmacist jobs in the United States has risen from 215,000 jobs in 2003 to 275,000 in 2010. However, there were 3,000 fewer positions in 2012 than in 2011. In 2011, average indebtedness for pharmacy students ($114,422) was greater than average first-year salary ($112,160). Rising tuition and student indebtedness is a multifaceted problem requiring attention from a number of parties including students, faculty members, universities, and accreditation and government entities.

  16. Administrative trends in U.S. dental schools.

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    Fu, Martin M; Rodriguez, Angel; Chen, Rebecca Y; Fu, Earl; Liao, Shu-Yi; Karimbux, Nadeem Y

    2014-11-01

    The aims of this study were to analyze the administrative trends in U.S. dental schools at the beginning and end of a thirteen-year period and to identify the predictive factors for those changes. Administrative trends were measured by the difference in the number of major administrative positions for 1997 and 2010 reported in American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and American Dental Association (ADA) publications. Secondary measures (program length, student enrollment, and tuition) were also gathered. The mean numbers of administrative positions per school significantly increased over the study period, while the mean number of clinical science departments per school significantly decreased. The change in the number of directors was positively correlated with the change in student enrollment, but inversely correlated with the change in number of vice/associate/assistant deans. The change in the number of clinical science departments was positively correlated with changes in student enrollment and out-of-state tuition, but inversely correlated with the change in in-state tuition. The number of all departments per U.S. dental school significantly decreased in this period. The schools that had consolidation of clinical science departments were less likely to have increases in student enrollment and out-of-state tuition, but more likely to have increases in in-state tuition.

  17. Do Tuition Fees Affect the Mobility of University Applicants? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

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    Dwenger, Nadja; Storck, Johanna; Wrohlich, Katharina

    2012-01-01

    Several German states recently introduced tuition fees for university education. We investigate whether these tuition fees influence the mobility of university applicants. Based on administrative data of applicants for medical schools in Germany, we estimate the effect of tuition fees on the probability of applying for a university in the home…

  18. Demand, Funding, and Prestige: Driving the Use of Undergraduate Tuition Discounting in Research 1 Institutions

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    Gunderson, Greg R.

    2009-01-01

    The purpose of the study was to determine (a) if high school enrollment demand, governmental funding capacity, or institutional prestige were predictors of the use of tuition discounts, (b) if increases in tuition discounts stimulated institutional spending capacity, and (c) if tuition discounts trends were notably different if examined from a…

  19. The Incidence of the Tuition-Free High School Program in Japan

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    Hori, Masahiro; Shimizutani, Satoshi

    2018-01-01

    This paper examines the effect of a tuition-free high school program launched in FY2010 in Japan on the high school enrollment rate and household spending. We have some interesting findings. First, the program contributed to improvement in the high school enrollment rate for poorer households. Second, the program stimulated household spending…

  20. Public Funding of Catholic Schools in Venezuela: Effects on the Qualifications and Salaries of Catholic School Teachers.

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    Vegas, Emiliana

    This paper discusses the impact on teacher qualifications and earnings of public financing of private education. As societies become more frustrated with government-run schools, policies to provide public funds for private schools--for example, tuition subsidies, vouchers, or tuition tax credits--become more attractive. However, it is important to…

  1. Pharmacy Student Debt and Return on Investment of a Pharmacy Education

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    Campbell, Tom; Congdon, Heather Brennan; Hancock, Kim; Kaun, Megan; Lockman, Paul R.; Evans, R. Lee

    2014-01-01

    Objective. To describe the current landscape within the profession of pharmacy regarding student tuition, indebtedness, salaries, and job potential. Methods. Pharmacy tuition and student debt data were obtained through the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Institutional Research website. Tuition was defined as average first-year tuition and fees for accredited schools. Debt was defined as the total average amount borrowed. Median salaries and numbers of jobs were obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Results. In-state tuition at public schools rose an average of $1,211 ± 31 (r2 = 0.996), whereas out-of-state tuition at public schools rose significantly faster at $1,838 ± 80 per year (r2 = 0.988). The average tuition cost for pharmacy school has increased 54% in the last 8 years. The average pharmacist salary has risen from $75,000 to over $112,000 since 2002. The increase in salary has been nearly linear (r2 = 0.988) rising $4,409 ± $170 dollars per year. However, average salary in 2011 was $3,064 below the predicted value based upon a linear regression of salaries over 10 years. The number of pharmacist jobs in the United States has risen from 215,000 jobs in 2003 to 275,000 in 2010. However, there were 3,000 fewer positions in 2012 than in 2011. In 2011, average indebtedness for pharmacy students ($114,422) was greater than average first-year salary ($112,160). Conclusion. Rising tuition and student indebtedness is a multifaceted problem requiring attention from a number of parties including students, faculty members, universities, and accreditation and government entities. PMID:24558273

  2. Financial implications of increasing medical school class size: does tuition cover cost?

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    Schieffler, Danny A; Azevedo, Benjamin M; Culbertson, Richard A; Kahn, Marc J

    2012-01-01

    In 2006, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) issued a recommendation that medical schools increase the supply of physicians by 30% to meet the patient needs of the new millennium. To provide financial analysis of the cost of increasing class size. To determine the financial consequences of increasing medical student enrollment and in the absence of nationally published cost data for medical schools, adjusted secondary revenue data was analyzed using AAMC and Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) financial data from 2009. Linear regression analysis was used to determine average fixed costs and variable cost per student in USD. In USD, $62,877 represents the best point estimate of the annual variable cost of educating a medical student. Comparing this cost to current tuitions and fees of LCME-accredited medical schools suggests that revenues other than tuition are needed to cover increases in class size. Tuition and fees revenue from increasing enrollment will not increase overall revenue to medical schools.

  3. NAIS Member School Tuition Fees, Teacher Salaries, Administrator and Staff Salaries, 1986-87. NAIS Statistics, Fall 1986.

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    National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA.

    This report is compiled from information provided by National Association of Independent Schools member schools in a 1986 survey of school tuitions and staff salaries. Of the 900 schools in the United States and Canada that were surveyed, 853, or 94.8 percent, responded. The report is organized in five sections. Section 1 summarizes survey results…

  4. A Welcomed Blessing.

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    Prendergast, Jill

    1998-01-01

    Describes the Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS), which was created in response to the increasing need for revenues in archdiocesan schools and declining enrollments due to tuition increases. Through corporate and individual support BLOCS improves educational opportunities by providing tuition assistance, capital…

  5. Do Tuition Fees Affect Enrollment Behavior? Evidence from a "Natural Experiment" in Germany

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    Hubner, Malte

    2012-01-01

    This paper uses the introduction of tuition fees in seven of the sixteen German states in 2007 as a natural experiment to identify the effects of tuition prices on enrollment probabilities. Based on information on enrollment decisions of the entire population of high-school graduates between 2002 and 2008, I find a negative effect of tuition fees…

  6. The Simmons School. Report No. 95-T-10.

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    Attmore, Robert H.

    In March 1992, the New York State Office of the Comptroller performed an audit of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards at the Simmons School, a private business school in White Plains, New York. TAP, the largest student grant and scholarship program administered by the Higher Education Services Corporation, is designed to provide tuition aid to…

  7. A discrete choice experiment studying students' preferences for scholarships to private medical schools in Japan.

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    Goto, Rei; Kakihara, Hiroaki

    2016-02-09

    The shortage of physicians in rural areas and in some specialties is a societal problem in Japan. Expensive tuition in private medical schools limits access to them particularly for students from middle- and low-income families. One way to reduce this barrier and lessen maldistribution is to offer conditional scholarships to private medical schools. A discrete choice experiment is carried out on a total of 374 students considering application to medical schools. The willingness to receive a conditional scholarship program to private medical schools is analyzed. The probability of attending private medical schools significantly decreased because of high tuition, a postgraduate obligation to provide a service in specific specialty areas, and the length of time of this obligation. An obligation to provide a service in rural regions had no significant effect on this probability. To motivate non-applicants to private medical schools to enroll in such schools, a decrease in tuition to around 1.2 million yen (US$ 12,000) or less, which is twice that of public schools, was found to be necessary. Further, it was found that non-applicants to private medical schools choose to apply to such schools even with restrictions if they have tuition support at the public school level. Conditional scholarships for private medical schools may widen access to medical education and simultaneously provide incentives to work in insufficiently served areas.

  8. Randomised Trial Evaluation of the In:tuition Programme

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    Lynch, Sarah; Styles, Ben; Poet, Helen; White, Richard; Bradshaw, Sally; Rabiasz, Adam

    2015-01-01

    This summary reports the findings from two cluster-randomised trials of Drinkaware's school-based In:tuition life skills and alcohol education intervention: one trial of the programme for 10-11 year olds in primary schools, and another for 12-13 year olds in secondary schools. The trials have been carried out by the National Foundation for…

  9. Practicing a New Curriculum in Turkey: Loose Coupling, Organisational and Social Milieus, and Their Practical Capital Formations

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    Nohl, Arnd-Michael; Somel, R. Nazli

    2016-01-01

    This paper analyses tuitional practices after a major curriculum change (2005) in primary schools of Turkey. Group discussions conducted with teachers and parents in five maximally contrasting schools (e.g. schools in a squatter and a middle-class neighbourhood of Istanbul) show that tuitional practices, being only "loosely coupled" with…

  10. Tuition Tax Credits: Other Benefits.

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    Williams, Walter E.

    1982-01-01

    Comments on educational issues which could be favorably affected by the passage of the Packwood-Moynihan Tuition Tax Credit bill. Indicates that tuition tax credits can help parents seek better schools and give those with low incomes a greater role in finding the best educational alternatives for their children. (JOW)

  11. K-12 Schools: The Effect of Public School Choices on Marine Families’ Co-Location Decisions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-01

    homeschool the child/children, or enroll in the new installation’s public school system. Each of these choices comes at a cost which changes based on...location. For instance, if the local public schools are considered to be of high quality, the cost associated with enrolling in that school is low; if...the form of private school tuition, or can be thought of in terms of opportunity costs for tuition-free public schools. Every family has a different

  12. Slight Decline in Use of Private School Tuition Vouchers in 2010-2011: Loss of Schools Results in Fewer Students. Research Brief. Volume 99, Number 2

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    Dickman, Anneliese; Schmidt, Jeffrey

    2011-01-01

    For the first time since its 1998 expansion to include religious schools, enrollment in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) did not grow in the 2010-2011 school year. Currently, 20,996 private school students receive taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers (of $6,442 per pupil), a decrease of 66 students over last year. Chart 1 shows program…

  13. Adam Smith, Religion, and Tuition Tax Credits.

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    Alexander, Kern

    1983-01-01

    Examines tuition tax credit programs in framework of Adam Smith's ideas on the economic impact of established churches. Finds that tuition tax credits would amount to state expenditures to relieve the financial burden of parochial school parents and would allow churches to invest commercially to maintain their charitable functions. (JW)

  14. Independent Thinking: HBCUs Explore Ways to Liberate Themselves from Tuition Dependence

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    Hernandez, Arelis

    2010-01-01

    Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are heavily tuition-dependent. When enrollment goes down, the schools are vulnerable. This article discusses how HBCUs explore ways to liberate themselves from tuition dependence. It describes how historically Black college and university leaders are moving their institutions from a model of…

  15. Segregating Schools: The Foreseeable Consequences of Tuition Tax Credits.

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    Yale Law Journal, 1979

    1979-01-01

    Argues that the effect of a proposed tuition tax credit is school segregation, creating serious constitutional objections under the due process clause. A voucher system would avoid these constitutional objections. Available from the Yale Law Journal, 401A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520. (Author/IRT)

  16. Tuition Reimbursement, Perceived Organizational Support, and Turnover Intention among Graduate Business School Students

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    Pattie, Marshall; Benson, George S.; Baruch, Yehuda

    2006-01-01

    Recent research has shown that while tuition reimbursement is generally associated with employee retention, employees may be more inclined to switch jobs when they earn graduate degrees. This article investigates the relationship between employees currently receiving tuition reimbursement and intention to leave the organization. Analysis of survey…

  17. Buying Your Way into College? Private Tuition and the Transition to Higher Education in Ireland

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    Smyth, Emer

    2009-01-01

    A number of countries, including Ireland, have experienced a recent growth in the prevalence of "shadow education", that is, paid private tuition outside the schooling system. Previous international studies have indicated that such tuition can enhance academic performance and facilitate access to tertiary education. However, such studies…

  18. Equal Protection, Immigration, and Education: "Plyler v. Doe"

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    Feinberg, Joseph R.; Doppen, Frans H.; Hollstein, Matthew S.

    2014-01-01

    When the Texas state legislature passed a law in the 1970s allowing school districts to deny enrollment or charge tuition to illegal immigrant children, the Tyler Independent School District instituted a $1,000 tuition rate for illegal immigrant children. Sixteen undocumented children from four Mexican families in Tyler filed a class-action suit…

  19. The Cost of a Tuition Tax Credit Reconsidered in the Light of New Evidence.

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    Frey, Donald E.

    1982-01-01

    Using regression analysis on 1976-78 data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the author estimates demand and supply elasticities for nonpublic school tuition and enrollment. Application of the elasticities to data from a 1978 study indicates that federal tuition tax credits would be more costly than previously projected. (Author/RW)

  20. Misplaying the Angles: A Closer Look at the Illinois Tuition Tax Credit Law.

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    Pathak, Arohi; Wessely, Mike; Mincberg, Elliot

    In 1999, Illinois enacted its tuition tax credit law, which offers tax credits to taxpayers whose own children are attending school, as opposed to tax credits to businesses and/or individuals who contribute to tuition scholarship programs. Recent data suggest that the Illinois tax credit program is benefiting middle- and upper-class families more…

  1. Singing in Primary Schools: Case Studies of Good Practice in Whole Class Vocal Tuition

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    Lamont, Alexandra; Daubney, Alison; Spruce, Gary

    2012-01-01

    Within the context of British initiatives in music education such as the Wider Opportunities programme in England and the recommendations of the Music Manifesto emphasising the importance of singing in primary schools, the current paper explores examples of good practice in whole-class vocal tuition. The research included seven different primary…

  2. Tutor Trust Primary: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary

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    Buchanan, Emily; Worth, Jack; Aston, Helen

    2015-01-01

    The Tutor Trust is a Manchester-based charity that aims to provide affordable small group and one to one tuition to schools. The Trust recruits university students and recent graduates, which enables it to provide tuition at a competitive rate. It predominantly aims to support schools in challenging communities and pupils who are looked-after or…

  3. Who Gets the Credit? Who Pays the Consequences? The Illinois Tuition Tax Credit. Special Report.

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    Pathak, Arohi; Keenan, Nancy

    In 1999, Illinois enacted a tuition tax credit program. Tax credit supporters suggest tax credits help low-income students. However, opponents argue that they disproportionately benefit higher-income families whose children are already attending private schools and may decrease already limited resources available to public schools. New data from…

  4. A new funding model for nursing education through business development initiatives.

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    Broome, Marion E; Bowersox, Dave; Relf, Michael

    Public and private higher education funding models are shifting from traditional funding of schools and departments to a model in which schools increasingly rely on revenue other than tuition to fulfill and supplement activities related to their core missions. In this paper we discuss what nursing deans need to know about non tuition funding in this contemporary paradigm. We focus on how the Duke University School of Nursing created a Business Development Initiative (BDI) that provides additional revenue to help meets the financial needs of its' programs while nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit of faculty and staff. This BDI holds promise as a model that can be adapted by other schools seeking to support education, research and professional development initiatives without relying solely on tuition, tax dollars, endowments and/or grants. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  5. Federal Tuition Tax Credits and the Establishment Clause: A Constitutional Analysis of the Packwood-Moynihan Proposal.

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    Young, David J.; Tigges, Steven W.

    A constitutional analysis is presented of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of Senate Bill 550, the Packwood-Moynihan proposal for federal tuition tax credits for parents who pay tuition in order to send their children to a nonpublic school. The Supreme Court has developed a three-part standard under the Establishment Clause: the…

  6. Affluence as a predictor of vaccine refusal and underimmunization in California private kindergartens.

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    McNutt, Louise-Anne; Desemone, Cristina; DeNicola, Erica; El Chebib, Hassan; Nadeau, Jessica A; Bednarczyk, Robert A; Shaw, Jana

    2016-03-29

    Non-medical vaccine exemption rates in California private schools far exceed those of public schools, but little is known about specific factors which may be associated with high exemption rates in private schools. The percent of personal-belief exemptions (PBEs) among California public and private kindergartens were computed for 2000-2001 to 2014-2015 academic years. For the 2014-2015 academic year, a random sample of private schools was selected to investigate associations between kindergarten characteristics (tuition amount, religious affiliation) and vaccine profile (non-medical vaccine exemptions, vaccine coverage). The proportion of private kindergartens reporting 5% or more children with PBEs increased from 9% (2000-2001) to 34% (2013-2014), followed by a small decrease in 2014-2015 (31%). Overall, 93.7% (565/605) of kindergartens sampled in 2014-2015 had data available. Very high PBE levels (>20%) were seen among secular and non-Catholic, Christian kindergartens but not Roman Catholic, Jewish or Islamic kindergartens. However, the majority of schools at all tuition levels had fewer than 5% of children with a PBE. Kindergartens with an annual tuition of $10,000 or more were over twice as likely to have 20% or more children with PBEs than kindergartens with a lower tuition (p<.01). Additionally, the conditional admission proportions for kindergartens with tuitions of $10,000 or more were 39% compared to 22% for less expensive kindergartens (p<.01). Only about half of all private kindergartens had 95% coverage of the MMR (49%) and pertussis-containing vaccines (51%). School-entry vaccination requirements are critical to preventing outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases in the US. Nonmedical exemptions increased between the 2000-2001 and 2014-2015 academic years and appear to be associated with affluence, raising social justice concerns. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  7. Determinants of Participation and Expenditure Patterns of Private Tuition Received by Primary School Students in Penang, Malaysia: An Exploratory Study

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    Jelani, Juliana; Tan, Andrew K. G.

    2012-01-01

    In this exploratory study, the censored Tobit model is applied on primary data collected amongst parents of primary school students in Penang, Malaysia to examine the determinants of participation and expenditures on private tuition (PT). Results of the marginal effects indicate that socio-demographic characteristics--ethnicity, household income,…

  8. From "Fear-Based" Choice to "Freedom-Based" Choice: Georgia's Tuition Grants Act, 1960-1997

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    Wearne, Eric

    2013-01-01

    Georgia's General Assembly passed the 1961 "Tuition Grants Act" as a method for avoiding school desegregation. In 1993, an Atlanta attorney attempted to use the Act to provide private school vouchers. This study compares and contrasts arguments for and against the Act, and public support for the Act, in 1961 and 1993, using Robinson's…

  9. Using the IPEDS Peer Analysis System to Compare Tuition Discount Rates

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    Duggan, Michael; Mathews, Rebecca

    2005-01-01

    Tuition discounting began in the 1970s as the practice of using university funds to augment federal, state, and private aid and scholarships. When the 1980s saw a decrease in the number of high school seniors, universities began to compete in the arena of price for the first time, sparking what has been called an "arms race" of tuition discounting…

  10. Perceptions of Parents on the Practice of Private Tuition in Public Learning Institutions in Kenya

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    Mwebi, Robert B.; Maithya, Redempta

    2016-01-01

    The practice of private tuition outside normal class hours is a phenomenon which has prevailed in Kenyan basic learning institutions despite the repeated ban by the government. The purpose of the study was to establish parental perceptions on extra tuition in public schools in Kenya. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. A total of 40…

  11. Trends in Financing Dental Education, 2004-05 to 2011-12.

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    Bailit, Howard L; Beazoglou, Tryfon

    2017-08-01

    This article examines dental school financial trends from 2004-05 to 2011-12, based on data from the American Dental Association (ADA) annual financial survey completed by all U.S. dental schools. For public schools, revenues from tuition and fees increased 68.6%, and state support declined 17.2% over the examined period. For private schools, revenues from tuition and fees increased 38.9%, and university indirect subsidies declined 77.9% over the same period. The major factors affecting dental school expenditures were the number of students and postdoctoral students, faculty practice, and research. The findings suggest that dental schools are now more dependent financially on tuition and fees than in the past. Schools have been able to pass on increases in operating costs to students and specialty postdoctoral students. Now that growth in dentists' incomes is slowing and student debt is at an all-time high, this financing strategy may not be sustainable in the long run. This article was written as part of the project "Advancing Dental Education in the 21 st Century."

  12. How States Can Reduce the Dropout Rate for Undocumented Immigrant Youth: The Effects of In-State Resident Tuition Policies

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    Potochnick, Stephanie

    2016-01-01

    As of December 2011, 13 states have adopted an in-state resident tuition (IRT) policy that provides in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants and several other states are considering similar legislation. While previous research focuses on how IRT policies affect college entry and attainment, this study examines the effect these policies have on high school dropout behavior. Using the Current Population Survey (CPS) and difference-in-difference models, this paper examines whether IRT policies reduce the likelihood of dropping out of high school for Mexican foreign-born non-citizens (FBNC), a proxy for undocumented youth. The policy is estimated to cause an eight percentage point reduction in the proportion that drops out of high school. The paper develops an integrated framework that combines human capital theory with segmented assimilation theory to provide insight into how IRT policies influence student motivation and educational attainment at the high school level. PMID:24576624

  13. Costs of a medical education: comparison with graduate education in law and business.

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    Kerr, Jason R; Brown, Jeffrey J

    2006-02-01

    The costs of graduate school education are climbing, particularly within the fields of medicine, law, and business. Data on graduate level tuition, educational debt, and starting salaries for medical school, law school, and business school graduates were collected directly from universities and from a wide range of published reports and surveys. Medical school tuition and educational debt levels have risen faster than the rate of inflation over the past decade. Medical school graduates have longer training periods and lower starting salaries than law school and business school graduates, although physician salaries rise after completion of post-graduate education. Faced with an early debt burden and delayed entry into the work force, careful planning is required for medical school graduates to pay off their loans and save for retirement.

  14. DOD Education Benefits: Increased Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program Is Needed. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate. GAO-11-300

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    Scott, George A.

    2011-01-01

    In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Defense's (DOD) Military Tuition Assistance (TA) Program provided $517 million in tuition assistance to approximately 377,000 service members. US Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to report on (1) DOD's oversight of schools receiving TA funds, and (2) the extent to which DOD coordinates with…

  15. Future Tuition Tax Credit Legislation.

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    Wood, R. Craig

    1983-01-01

    Analyzing the United States Supreme Court decision in "Mueller v. Allen" declaring that certain forms of tuition tax credit are not unconstitutional, the author points out that school administrators should monitor legislative activities and be active in state policymaking or the future may hold larger tax credits and direct financial…

  16. Tutor Trust Secondary: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary

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    Buchanan, Emily; Morrison, Jo; Walker, Matthew; Aston, Helen; Cook, Rose

    2015-01-01

    The Tutor Trust is a Manchester-based charity that aims to provide affordable small group and one-to-one tuition, predominantly to disadvantaged pupils in schools in challenging communities. The tutors are university students and recent graduates, enabling tuition to be provided at a competitive rate on a not-for-profit basis. This three-year…

  17. Rising Costs in Education: The Federal Response? AEI Forums.

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    Boyer, Ernest L.; And Others

    This edited transcript presents a debate between the supporters of two competing federal policies. One is the tuition tax credit proposal contained in the Packwood-Moynihan Bill which would provide federal income tax relief for private school tuition and related expenses. The other is the Carter administration's proposal to expand and improve…

  18. The Price Differential's Impact on Retention, Recruitment, and Quality in a Public University.

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    Little, Michale W.; O'Toole, Dennis; Wetzel, James

    1997-01-01

    A survey of 467 business students at Virginia Commonwealth University investigated results of the business school's tuition differential pricing strategy, which charges a higher tuition in order to provide students with strong computer and technological instruction and support. Results indicated the additional services created added value for…

  19. Thoreau's Pencil and Baumol's Cost Disease

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    Buxton, Bruce E.

    2004-01-01

    Everyone knows perfectly well that tuitions have outpaced inflation every year since Homer was a pup. Tuition sticker shock, that ineluctable annual rise in school costs, causes the nation sporadic fits of hand wringing, belt tightening, and taxpayer revolt. Most troubling of all, it has inspired an industry of policy wonks, efficiency experts,…

  20. Tuition Tax Credits and Vouchers: Political Finance Alternatives Rather than Rational Alternatives to Education Finance.

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    Thomas, Robert G.

    This paper describes the use of tuition tax credits and vouchers as political alternatives of choice and competition in a progressive society. School and public administration theorists identify two distinct finance models: the rational and the political. The first part of this paper examines and describes these two models. The next part…

  1. Young Alumni Perceptions of English Universities in an Era of Tuition and Fees

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    Dobson, Gretchen C.

    2013-01-01

    Before 1998 a majority of English youth were supported to attend university. The government paid out "living grants" to students who enrolled in universities across the country. Some of the grants covered all living and school expenses outside tuition; others were not as generous. The subsequent story in England, however, is one of a…

  2. U.S. Dental School Deans’ Perceptions of the Rising Cost of Dental Education and Borrowing Pressures on Dental Students: Report of Survey Results.

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    McAllister, Dora Elías; Garrison, Gwen E; Feldman, Cecile A; Anderson, Eugene L; Cook, Bryan J; Valachovic, Richard W

    2015-06-01

    This report presents findings from a survey of U.S. dental school deans designed to capture their perceptions regarding the rising cost of dental education and its impact on borrowing by dental students to finance their education. The survey included questions about factors influencing the cost of dental education, concerns about dental student borrowing, and financial awareness resources for students. The survey was distributed to the deans of all 63 U.S. dental schools in January 2013; 42 deans responded, for a 67% response rate. The results indicate that, according to the responding deans, new clinical technologies, technology costs, and central university taxes are the main factors that contribute to the increasing cost of dental education. Coupled with reduced state appropriations at public dental schools and declines in private giving at all dental schools, dental school deans face a perplexing set of financial management challenges. Tuition and fees are a primary source of revenue for all dental schools; however, many deans do not have total control over the cost of attending their schools since tuition and fees are often tied to mandates and policies from the parent university and the state legislature. The findings of this study indicate that U.S. dental school deans are aware of and concerned about the impact of increases in tuition and fees on dental student debt and that they are using a variety of strategies to address the growth in dental student borrowing.

  3. At a Glance: Forty Schools That Serve Low-Income Students

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    Independent School, 2016

    2016-01-01

    This article provides a list of low and no tuition independent schools. Profile information is accurate as of May 2016. Profiles contain student body information, how the school works, the school mission, and contact information. [Online Feature

  4. Educational Effects of Banning Access to In-State Resident Tuition for Unauthorized Immigrant Students

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    Villarraga-Orjuela, Alexander; Kerr, Brinck

    2017-01-01

    This research examines the effects of state laws banning access to in-state resident tuition for unauthorized immigrant students in the United States. These laws were implemented between 2005 and 2012. We evaluate the policy effects on (a) college enrollment, (b) school dropout rates of unauthorized immigrants, and (c) the enrollment of U.S.…

  5. University-level nutrition training in West Africa: cost and financing issues.

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    Sodjinou, Roger; Bosu, William; Fanou, Nadia; Zagre, Noel; Tchibindat, Félicité; Baker, Shawn; Delisle, Helene

    2015-01-01

    There is a serious shortage of skilled nutrition professionals in West Africa. Investing in nutrition training is one of the strategies for strengthening the human resource base in nutrition. However, little is known about how nutrition training in the region is financed and the levels of tuition fees charged. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive assessment about the levels of tuition fees charged for nutrition training in the West Africa region and to determine to what extent this is of reach to the average student. The data for this study were obtained from 74 nutrition degree programs operating in nine West African countries in 2013 through semi-structured interviews during on-site visits or through self-administered questionnaires. They included the age of the programs, school ownership, tuition fees, financial assistance, and main sources of funding. Tuition fees (in 2013 US$) were expressed per program to enable uniformity and comparability. Simple descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed. Results from 74 nutrition training programs in nine countries showed a wide variation in tuition fees within and between countries. The tuition fees for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, respectively, ranged from 372 to 4,325 (mean: 2,353); 162 to 7,678 (mean: 2,232); and 369 to 5,600 (mean: 2,208). The tuition fees were significantly higher (p<0.05) in private institutions than in public institutions (mean: US$3,079 vs. US$2,029 for bachelor's programs; US$5,118 vs. US$1,820 for master's programs; and US$3,076 vs. US$1,815 for doctoral programs). The difference in the tuition fees between Francophone and Anglophone countries was not statistically significant (mean: US$2,570 vs. US$2,216 for bachelor's programs; US$2,417 vs. US$2,147 for master's programs; US$3,285 vs. US$2,055 for doctoral programs). In most countries, the tuition fees appeared to be out of reach of the average student. Recent master's programs appeared to charge higher fees than older ones. We found a significant negative correlation between tuition fees and the age of the program, after controlling for school ownership (r=-0.33, p<0.001). Our findings underscore the urgent need for national governments in the region to establish benchmarks and regulate nutrition training costs. In a region where the average annual gross national income (GNI) per capita is barely 890$, the rising cost of tuition fees is likely to hinder access of students from poor background to nutrition training. Governments should institute financing mechanisms such as scholarships, public-private partnerships, credit facilities, and donor funding to facilitate access to tertiary-level nutrition training in the region.

  6. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) at Court Reporting Institute (CRI). Audit for 1989-1990 through 1994-1995 Academic Years.

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    Maldonado, Carmen

    The State of New York conducted an audit on the Court Reporting Institute (CRI), a two-year registered business school, to determine whether CRI's management complied with relevant laws and regulations for certifying students as eligible for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Results indicated that CRI was overpaid a total of $817,909 in…

  7. Undocumented Immigrants and State Higher Education Policy: The Politics of In-State Tuition Eligibility in Texas and Arizona

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    Dougherty, Kevin J.; Nienhusser, H. Kenny; Vega, Blanca E.

    2010-01-01

    Every year about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools. A major obstacle to their attending college is not being eligible for in-state tuition. Today, nine states permit it while four prohibit it. Even if the federal DREAM Act passes, state policy decisions will continue to strongly shape college opportunities for…

  8. Supporting Students beyond Financial Aid: Low-Income Students Need Support That Goes Beyond Tuition Assistance

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    Pierce, Dennis

    2016-01-01

    Low-income students face a number of obstacles that go beyond the cost of tuition and fees. For instance, their schooling often requires expenses that aren't covered by financial aid, such as books and commuting costs. What's more, education is often competing for their time with other responsibilities, such as the need to work or take care of…

  9. The Use of Private Student Loans at High-Cost Postsecondary Education Institutions in Academic Year 1997-98.

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    Redd, Kenneth E.

    This study examined the use of private education loans at high-cost private colleges and universities. Responses were received from 100 of the 381 institutions who reported undergraduate tuition and fees, or professional school tuition and fees, of $14,000 or higher in 1996-1997. It was found that on most campuses private student loans play a…

  10. Silent Policy Feedback through School Choice

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    Little-Hunt, Catherine Cecchini

    2017-01-01

    Increasing numbers of Florida parents are withdrawing their children from traditional public schools in highly-rated school districts to enroll them in tuition-free, startup, charter schools. Since not all parents have equal access or are as equally motivated to elect school choice alternatives, the fiscal sustainability of the traditional public…

  11. The Potential of "Alternative" Charter School Authorizers

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    Palmer, Bierlein

    2007-01-01

    In the early 1990s a handful of states created independent public charter schools, providing opportunities for teachers and others to develop innovative schooling options. Unlike private schools funded through vouchers or tuition tax credits, these new public schools practice open admissions, accepting all students as space permits. In exchange…

  12. The Introduction of Religious Charter Schools: A Cultural Movement in the Private School Sector

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    Bailey, Marcia J. Harr; Cooper, Bruce S.

    2009-01-01

    Charter schools are opening, and religious associations are also sponsoring these schools since religious groups find private school tuitions to be high and prohibitive. This study includes studies of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, a Minnesota Arabic charter school (Blaine and Inver Grove Heights, MN); Ben Gamla Charter School, a Florida English-Hebrew…

  13. Vouchers for Religious Schools and the Development of Democratic Values

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    Giersch, Jason

    2014-01-01

    Federal courts have permitted tax credits for tuition at religious schools. Does a religious mission inhibit a school's ability or willingness to teach civic values, such as tolerance for political and religious differences? This essay examines relevant empirical research to find that religious schools, overall, do no worse than public schools at…

  14. Competitive Effects of Means-Tested School Vouchers

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    Figlio, David N.; Hart, Cassandra M. D.

    2010-01-01

    School choice options--including both voucher and neo-voucher options like tuition tax credit funded scholarship programs--have become increasingly prevalent in recent years (Howell, Peterson, Wolf and Campbell, 2006). One popular argument for school choice policies, drawing from economic theory, is that public schools will improve the education…

  15. Creating an Environment for Diversity in Dental Schools: One School's Approach.

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    Formicola, Allan J.; Klyvert, Marlene; McIntosh, James; Thompson, Albert; Davis, Martin; Cangialosi, Thomas

    2003-01-01

    Describes how the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery strives to admit more underrepresented minority students. Discusses its D.D.S. minority admissions program, postdoctoral minority admissions program, Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) for middle and high school students, and "zero" tuition dental assisting…

  16. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) at ASA Institute of Computer and Business Technology, Inc. Audit for 1991-1992 through 1993-1994 Academic Years. Report 95-T-5 (Revised).

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    Maldonado, Carmen

    In an audit of the records and procedures for ASA Institute of Computer and Business Technology, Inc. (ASA), the New York Office of the State Comptroller determined that ASA was overpaid $696,352 because school officials incorrectly certified certain students as eligible for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. This error was discovered using…

  17. The International School Industry: Examining International Schools through an Economic Lens

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    MacDonald, James

    2006-01-01

    Based upon the results of a quantitative analysis of tuition revenues generated by international schools, it is argued that international schools can be examined in terms of a global multi-billion dollar industry and that business theory can be, and is being, applied in international schools today. This article proposes that international schools…

  18. A School for the Common Good

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    Baines, Lawrence; Foster, Hal

    2006-01-01

    This article examines the history and the concept of the common school from the Common School Movement reformers of the 1850s to the present. These reformers envisioned schools that were to be tuition free and open to everyone, places where rich and poor met and learned together on equal terms. Central to the concept of the common school is its…

  19. High Dropout Rate among Elementary and Middle School Students in Changed Prefecture.

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    Yan, Weizhi; Chen, Benxiang

    1989-01-01

    Examines the high dropout rate among elementary and middle school students in Changed Prefecture. Lists and discusses four factors that contribute to this situation. Describes student attitudes toward school: studying is useless, excessive amounts of school work are given, misunderstandings concerning job placement exist, and tuition is high. (KO)

  20. Competitive Effects of Means-Tested School Vouchers. Working Paper 46

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    Figlio, David N.; Hart, Cassandra M. D.

    2010-01-01

    Voucher options like tuition tax credit-funded scholarship programs have become increasingly popular in recent years. One argument for such school choice policies is that public schools will improve the quality of education they offer when faced with competition for their students. This study examines the effects of private school competition on…

  1. Terminal Time in the Classroom.

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    Snider, Robert C.

    1983-01-01

    Satirical projection of the future of education up to 1994 when, says the author, public school enrollment will have dropped to only 13.2 percent of all school children and tuition tax credits will have led to a greatly expanded enrollment in private schools and increasing computer sales. (JBM)

  2. School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools

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    Trivitt, Julie R.; Wolf, Patrick J.

    2011-01-01

    How useful are "corporate brands" in markets? In theory, brands convey reliable information, providing consumers with shortcuts to time-consuming provider searches. We examine the usefulness of a corporate brand when parental school choice is expanded through K-12 tuition scholarships. Specifically, we evaluate whether Catholic schools…

  3. SYRIT Computer School Systems Report.

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    Maldonado, Carmen

    The 1991-92 and 1993-94 audit for SYRIT Computer School Systems revealed noncompliance of appropriate law and regulations in certifying students for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. SYRIT was overpaid $2,817,394 because school officials incorrectly certified student eligibility. The audit also discovered that students graduated and were…

  4. Student, Home, and School Socio-Demographic Factors: Links to School, Home, and Community Arts Participation

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    Mansour, Marianne; Martin, Andrew J.; Anderson, Michael; Gibson, Robyn; Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Sudmalis, David

    2016-01-01

    This study explored the role of student (e.g., age, language background, gender), home (e.g., parent/caregiver education), and school (e.g., school type, size) socio-demographic factors in students' school (e.g., in-school arts tuition, arts engagement), home (e.g., parent/caregiver-child arts interaction), and community (e.g., arts attendance,…

  5. The Impact of Private Schools on Educational Attainment in the State of São Paulo

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    Stern, Jonathan M. B.

    2015-01-01

    This study uses a comprehensive dataset on secondary school students in Brazil to examine the impact of private school enrollment on educational attainment in São Paulo. The results show that private school students (across all levels of tuition) perform better than their public school counterparts on Brazil's high school exit exam, even after…

  6. Standards of Research.

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    Crain, Robert L.; Hawley, Willis D.

    1982-01-01

    Criticizes James Coleman's study, "Public and Private Schools," and points out methodological weaknesses in sampling, testing, data reliability, and statistical methods. Questions assumptions which have led to conclusions justifying federal support, especially tuition tax credits, to private schools. Raises the issue of ethical standards…

  7. The burden of debt for Canadian dental students: part 1. Review of the literature.

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    Matthew, Ian R; Walton, Joanne N; Dumaresq, Cheryl; Sudmant, Walter

    2006-09-01

    Debt among Canadian university graduates is increasing, while money apportioned to federal and provincial needs-based student assistance programs has been decreasing since the 1990s. Dental students have had to absorb increased tuition fees at both the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate levels. Existing debt and high tuition fees may adversely influence a potential candidate"s decision to enroll in dental school. Likewise, debt incurred during the minimum 2 years of pre-dental education adds to the future debt load of dental graduates. It seems that few dental students can remain debt-free during their dental education, although data are lacking about the extent of debt among dental students and its impact on their career decisions. Government statistics focus primarily on tuition costs for baccalaureate-degree students. Tuition and clinic-related fees constitute a significant proportion of costs for dental students; moreover, university administrations perceive dentistry as an expensive curriculum. This first article of a 4-part series examines debt among dental students, both nationally and internationally.

  8. Special Ed. and Choice Ties Grow

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    Shah, Nirvi

    2012-01-01

    Creating private school vouchers for special education students--programs that are largely unchallenged in court, unlike other publicly financed tuition vouchers--can be the perfect way to clear a path for other students to get school options, according to school choice proponents. At least seven states--Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio,…

  9. Choice in Schooling: A Case for Tuition Vouchers.

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    Kirkpatrick, David W.

    The educational reform movement produced only incremental improvements in student achievement, prompting a need for greater focus on structural and cultural aspects of school organization. Parental choice is the necessary element for successful school reform in the future. The public educational system that has evolved in America is widely…

  10. "Forest Grove School District v. T.A." Supreme Court Case: Implications for School Psychology Practice

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    Dixon, Shauna G.; Eusebio, Eleazar C.; Turton, William J.; Wright, Peter W. D.; Hale, James B.

    2011-01-01

    The 2009 "Forest Grove School District v. T.A." United States Supreme Court case could have significant implications for school psychology practice. The Court ruled that the parents of a student with a disability were entitled to private school tuition reimbursement even though T.A. had not been identified with a disability or previously…

  11. 32 CFR 231.6 - Procedures-overseas banks.

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    2012-07-01

    ... § 231.1(a). (D) Education, on a space-available, tuition-paying basis, provided by the Department of Defense Education Activity to minor dependents of assigned staff in accordance with DoD Directive 1342.13... custodial and janitorial services to include garbage disposal and outdoor maintenance (such as grass cutting...

  12. 32 CFR 231.6 - Procedures-overseas banks.

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    2013-07-01

    ... § 231.1(a). (D) Education, on a space-available, tuition-paying basis, provided by the Department of Defense Education Activity to minor dependents of assigned staff in accordance with DoD Directive 1342.13... custodial and janitorial services to include garbage disposal and outdoor maintenance (such as grass cutting...

  13. 32 CFR 231.6 - Procedures-overseas banks.

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    2014-07-01

    ... § 231.1(a). (D) Education, on a space-available, tuition-paying basis, provided by the Department of Defense Education Activity to minor dependents of assigned staff in accordance with DoD Directive 1342.13... custodial and janitorial services to include garbage disposal and outdoor maintenance (such as grass cutting...

  14. Indiana Court Strikes Down Mandatory Fees

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    Greifner, Laura

    2006-01-01

    The Indiana Supreme Court has struck down a school district's $20 school activity fee as a violation of the state constitution because, the court said, it is equivalent to a tuition charge. The 22,100-student Evansville-Vanderburgh school district imposed the fee on all K-12 students in the 2002-03 school year. The money was used to pay for…

  15. Assessments and Tax Rates. Delaware Public Schools, 1976-77.

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    Spartz, James L.

    This report presents tabulations of various tax data for all of Delaware's 26 school districts for the 1976-77 school year. Table l provides the assessed value of real estate and the number of capitations in each school district, as well as the tax rates for debt service, current expense, tuition, minor capital improvement, and total levies. Table…

  16. Independent School Has Everything but a Large Tuition Revenue Stream: Waterside School, Stamford, Connecticut

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    Stewart, Sarah

    2016-01-01

    The Waterside School began in the mind of hedge fund manager Chip Kruger. While playing golf at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, he noticed that the seventh green bordered Stamford's impoverished and crime-ridden South End. As Kruger considered his own opportunities and the prestigious schools his children attended, including…

  17. Secondary School Fee Inflation: An Analysis of Private High Schools in Victoria, Australia

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    Lye, Jenny; Hirschberg, Joe

    2017-01-01

    The recent growth in privately administered secondary education in many developed countries has been a widely observed phenomenon. The Australian private secondary school sector has grown faster than those in any other "OECD" nation, even though the average tuition fees charged by these schools have increased at double the nation's…

  18. The Fiscal Impact of the D.C. Voucher Program

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    Aud, Susan L.; Michos, Leon

    2006-01-01

    In August 2004 the first ever federally funded school voucher program began in Washington, D.C. Eligible students could attend a private school of their choice in the District of Columbia. Each participant received up to $7,500 for school tuition, fees, and transportation. In addition, the D.C. Public School System (DCPS) and D.C. charter school…

  19. Partnership Provides Meaningful Education.

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    Flanigan, Peter M.

    1992-01-01

    Describes the Student/Sponsor Partnership (SSP) in New York. Businesspersons pay part or all of the tuition for disadvantaged students from zoned innercity public high schools to attend private innercity schools, most of which are Catholic. Examines the program's growth, sponsor recruitment, and success. (LAM)

  20. Privatization and Education

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    Dash, Neena

    2009-01-01

    This paper highlights emerging trends, programmes and policies in privatization of education in Western countries. These trends are educational vouchers, choice of private schools, private school liberalization, private contracting of specific services, tuition tax credits and deductions for parents ,subsidies and assistance grants to private…

  1. Adult Education in Sweden.

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    Miller, Harry; And Others

    Folk high schools, study circles, labor market training, union education, and municipal adult schools are the major providers of adult education in Sweden. For the most part, these programs are financed by the government and are tuition free. Folk high schools, which are the oldest type, were founded to provide young adults with a general civic…

  2. 34 CFR 222.2 - What definitions apply to this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... percentage Low-rent housing School facilities (2) The following term defined in § 222.30 applies to this part..., but who are attending schools other than those operated by the applicant under a tuition arrangement... include children who— (i) Have never attended classes in schools of the LEA or of another educational...

  3. 34 CFR 222.2 - What definitions apply to this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... percentage Low-rent housing School facilities (2) The following term defined in § 222.30 applies to this part..., but who are attending schools other than those operated by the applicant under a tuition arrangement... include children who— (i) Have never attended classes in schools of the LEA or of another educational...

  4. 34 CFR 222.2 - What definitions apply to this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... percentage Low-rent housing School facilities (2) The following term defined in § 222.30 applies to this part..., but who are attending schools other than those operated by the applicant under a tuition arrangement... include children who— (i) Have never attended classes in schools of the LEA or of another educational...

  5. Religious Challenges to School Voucher and Tax Benefit/Scholarship Programs

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    McCarthy, Martha

    2016-01-01

    A key component of current school reform efforts focuses on increasing parental choice through voucher systems and programs that provide tax benefits for contributions to scholarship programs for private school tuition. Indeed, proposals to adopt such programs have been or currently are being considered in four-fifths of the states, and about half…

  6. Cash Flow Smoothing for Schools.

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    David, Remigius

    The model developed in this article is intended to help the finance manager of a tuition-supported school make calculated investments of surplus moneys. It is designed to make funds available to pay salaries and bills when needed and to add interest in increasingly larger amounts to the available funds of the school. It assumes that the finance…

  7. I Have A Dream. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

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    What Works Clearinghouse, 2009

    2009-01-01

    "I Have A Dream" is a program that encourages students in low-income communities to complete high school and go on to college. The program guarantees that tuition for higher education will be covered after high school graduation. In addition, it provides participants with tutoring and counseling from elementary school through high…

  8. The War against America's Public Schools: Privatizing Schools, Commercializing Education.

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    Bracey, Gerald W.

    Education reform has a long and ignoble history of searching for magic bullets. Charter schools, vouchers, educational management organizations, tuition tax credits, and high-standards movements are all part of the education landscape today. Some reformers are mere opportunists who look at the $700 billion that the United States spends on…

  9. School Vouchers: Stealing from the Poor to Give to the Rich?

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    San Jose, Alyssa L.

    2017-01-01

    School vouchers are defined as certificates of government funding that are allocated to students and intended to defer the cost of tuition at a private school of the student or the student's parents' choice. With strong views on opposing sides, the issue of school choice and the corresponding use of vouchers has certainly been catapulted into the…

  10. New York's New J-School

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    Kiviat, Barbara J.

    2006-01-01

    The new Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York may not have the history or prestige of Columbia University, but it does not come with the high tuition and fees of the older college either. Stephen B. Shepard, the founding dean of the school believes the school will help him forge a new way of teaching journalism at a time…

  11. Philosophical Differences. The Open-mindedness of Publicly Funded Catholic Schools in Canada Challenges American Preconceptions

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    McCloskey, Patrick J.

    2005-01-01

    In this article, the author reports how the open-mindedness of publicly-funded Catholic schools in Canada has challenged American preconceptions on funding of parochial schools. In Canada, parochial education has been publicly funded since 1867. On the other hand, parochial schools in America must charge tuition fees and engage in extensive fund…

  12. The Price of Admission: Who Gets into Private School, and How Much Do They Pay?

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    Walton, Nina

    2010-01-01

    I analyze how elementary and secondary private schools decide which students to admit from their applicant pool using mechanism design theory. The problem for an individual private school of who to admit and how much to charge in tuition, is complicated by the existence of peer-effects: the value students place on attending school is increasing…

  13. Avoiding the "Inexorable Push toward Homogenization" in School Choice: Education Savings Accounts as Hedges against Institutional Isomorphism

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    Burke, Lindsey M.

    2016-01-01

    The assumption that rational choice dynamics will lead to diversity of school supply is at the heart of K-12 school choice arrangements. Yet as the field of school choice becomes more established, there will be the "inexorable push toward homogenization." If vouchers, tuition tax credit scholarships, and education savings accounts become…

  14. Opening the Schoolhouse Doors: Tax Credits and Educational Access in Alabama

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    Carpenter, Dick M., II.; Erickson, Angela C.

    2014-01-01

    In 2013, Alabama adopted the Alabama Accountability Act, an education reform measure that includes two new school choice programs that extend a lifeline to Alabama students trapped in failing public schools. One program offers a tax credit to help offset the cost of tuition for families who move their children from public schools designated as…

  15. To What Extent Does Hong Kong Primary School Students' Chinese Reading Comprehension Benefit from After-School Private Tuition?

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    Tse, Shek Kam

    2014-01-01

    The reading attainment of the 3,875 primary 4 Hong Kong primary school students participating in the 2011 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ranked first among 49 countries and regions surveyed worldwide. Analysis of the association between (a) participating students' reading attainment and (b) responses to questionnaires completed…

  16. Some States Encouraging Students to Graduate Early from High School

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    Adams, Caralee J.

    2012-01-01

    To give students an incentive to work hard--and save education dollars along the way--some states are encouraging early high school graduation by ramping up curricula or giving college scholarships. As a money-saving measure for families and states, lawmakers are allowing early high school exits and providing tuition aid. The policies emphasize…

  17. Ensuring College Success: Scaffolding Experiences for Students and Faculty in an Early College School

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    Newton, Anne; Vogt, Kristen

    2008-01-01

    Early college is a bold approach that blends high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program to help young people simultaneously earn a diploma and tuition-free credit toward a postsecondary degree. Designed for students underrepresented in higher education, these innovative small public schools focus on the preparation of low-income…

  18. Exploring Antecedents of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour among Teachers at Norwegian Folk High Schools

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    Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut Andreas; Turmo, Are

    2012-01-01

    The folk high school (FHS) is a Nordic contribution to global education and is a unique approach to non-university adult education. Because expanded tuition is the true nature of Norwegian FHS, it is important for FHS that its teachers perform discretionary individual extra-role behaviour advantageous to the school organization, a phenomenon…

  19. Digging Deep: Evolution as Metaphor for Education

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    Avery, Andrea

    2016-01-01

    Andrea Avery teaches at a secular independent day school in Arizona. Annual tuition at the secondary school is comparable to the out-of-state rate at state universities, though a nearly $2 million annual financial aid budget allows the school to provide more than 20 percent of the students with financial aid. The fenced, suburban 40-acre campus is…

  20. School Choice: Private School Choice Programs Are Growing and Can Complicate Providing Certain Federally Funded Services to Eligible Students. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-16-712

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    US Government Accountability Office, 2016

    2016-01-01

    Voucher and education savings account (ESA) programs fund students' private school education expenses, such as tuition. In school year 2014-15, 22 such school choice programs were operating nationwide, all but one of which was state funded. Under two federal grant programs, one for students with disabilities and one for students from disadvantaged…

  1. Dual Role: The Challenges of Being a Parent and a Faculty Member at the Same School

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    Raphel, Annette; Dillon, Diane

    2011-01-01

    One of the most coveted benefits of teaching in an independent school is that, in many schools, the educator's child can attend tuition-free or at a significant discount. But as any educator who has taken advantage of this benefit knows, having dual roles in a school--that of school administrator or teacher and parent of a student attending the…

  2. Legal Liabilities of Administrators.

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    Underwood, Julie

    This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" discusses the implications of several court cases for legal issues affecting the role of the school business official. The issues addressed include civil rights, negligence, contracts, criminal liability, tuition and fees, and student records. The chapter opens with a brief overview of…

  3. In Haiti, a Rare Leg Up

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    Campbell, Monica

    2007-01-01

    This article features Haitian Education & Leadership Program, Haiti's largest university-scholarship program, which provides merit scholarships to students in the top 10 percent of their high-school classes in the country's poorest areas. On average, the scholarships pay students $4,100, which covers tuition, textbooks, and school supplies,…

  4. Financial Incentives for Staffing Hard Places.

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    Prince, Cynthia D.

    2002-01-01

    Describes examples of financial incentives used to recruit teachers for low-achieving and hard-to-staff schools. Includes targeted salary increases, housing incentives, tuition assistance, and tax credits. (PKP)

  5. The Economic and Fiscal Costs of Failing to Reform K-12 Education in Georgia. School Choice Issues in the State

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    Gottlob, Brian J.

    2009-01-01

    This study documents the public costs of high school dropouts in Georgia, and examines how policies that increase school choice, such as the recently-enacted tuition tax credit scholarship program will provide large public benefits by increasing public school graduation rates. The study calculates the annual cost of Georgia dropouts caused by…

  6. Spreading Freedom and Saving Money. The Fiscal Impact of the D.C. Voucher Program

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    Aud, Susan L.; Michos, Leon

    2006-01-01

    In August 2004 the first ever federally funded school voucher program began in Washington, D.C. Eligible students could attend a private school of their choice in the District of Columbia. Each participant received up to $7,500 for school tuition, fees, and transportation. In addition, the D.C. Public School System (DCPS) and D.C. charter school…

  7. Young, Black, Mathematically Gifted, and Stereotyped

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    McGee, Ebony

    2013-01-01

    In this paper, I describe the academic dilemma experienced by Tamara (pseudonym), a mathematically high-achieving high school sophomore. Raised in an economically strapped neighborhood, Tamara had the opportunity to attend a prestigious private high school, tuition free. Confronted by being viewed as an affirmative action student Tamara uses this…

  8. 7 CFR 253.6 - Eligibility of households.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ..., clothing, public housing, or produce from a garden. (B) Vendor payments. A payment made in money on behalf... benefits, and the like to the extent that they are used for tuition and mandatory school fees. Mandatory... eighteenth birthday. The exclusion shall continue to apply during temporary interruptions in school...

  9. 7 CFR 253.6 - Eligibility of households.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    .... Nonmonetary or in-kind benefits, such as meals, clothing, public housing, or produce from a garden. (B) Vendor...' educational benefits, and the like to the extent that they are used for tuition and mandatory school fees... eighteenth birthday. The exclusion shall continue to apply during temporary interruptions in school...

  10. A Failed Experiment: Georgia's Tax Credit Scholarships for Private Schools. Special Summary

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    Southern Education Foundation, 2011

    2011-01-01

    Georgia is one of seven states that currently allow tax credits for scholarships to private schools. The law permits individual taxpayers in Georgia to reduce annual state taxes up to $2,500 for joint returns when they divert funds to a student scholarship organization (SSO). Georgia's law providing tax credits for private school tuition grants or…

  11. Exploring Enrollment Management for an Independent, Faith-Based, Secondary School: A Case Study

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    McMaster, Jason Andrew

    2017-01-01

    This single site case study looked specifically at the foundation and the structure of an independent school in California with respect to how it managed its enrollment and retention rates. For context, the institution being studied utilized a high-tuition strategy combined with a strong financial aid program. In 2012, the school peaked in its…

  12. The Influence of Price on School Enrollment under Uganda's Policy of Free Primary Education

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    Lincove, Jane Arnold

    2012-01-01

    This study uses household survey data to estimate determinants of schooling in Uganda, with a model that includes the price of school. Uganda's universal education policy offered free tuition, fees, and supplies to up to four children per family, including two daughters. The empirical method includes an estimation of a child-specific price of…

  13. Incentives to Exclude: The Political Economy Constraining School Fee Abolition in South Africa

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    Nordstrum, Lee E.

    2012-01-01

    In 2009, the South African Department of Education extended tuition fee abolition to schools serving the poorest 60% of students, increased from 40% in 2007. This policy intends to increase access to and longevity in school for the poorest households by removing fees as a barrier and replacing private revenue with increased state funds. Despite…

  14. Spanning the Pacific Ocean through Voice-Over Internet Protocol Chat with the Hadley School for the Blind--China

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    Gilson, Christie L.; Rongqiang, Xia

    2007-01-01

    Founded in 1920, the Hadley School for the Blind is known worldwide for its tuition-free distance-education courses for people who are visually impaired. Hadley's main school in the United States serves more than 9,000 students, and the overseas school in the People's Republic of China provides vital educational services to more than 1,000 Chinese…

  15. Reduction in Force, Bridgeton Public Schools. Options, Opportunities and Fiscal Impacts of Declining Enrollment.

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    Mastoraki, Frank

    This paper describes the reduction in force (RIF) that took place in the Bridgeton Public Schools, New Jersey, as a result of its exclusion from the formation of a new regional school district. During the school year 1976-77, enrollment declined by 1,600 pupils, tuition diminished by $2,000,000, and staff had to be reduced by 89 employees. The RIF…

  16. The Extended School Year: A Report to the Washington State Legislature by the Subcommittee on School Organization and Management of the Joint Committee on Education.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Washington State Legislative Council, Olympia.

    The Joint Committee was directed to study (1) the four quarter system for public schools; (2) other variations and adaptations of a 12-month school year, including the feasibility of a State supported, tuition-free, summer educational and recreational program; and (3) educational, vocational, and recreational programs, supported by fees or…

  17. 42 CFR 68.9 - What loans qualify for repayment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ..., TRAINING NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS (LRPs) § 68.9 What loans qualify for...) Undergraduate, graduate, and health professional school tuition expenses; (b) Other reasonable educational...

  18. 42 CFR 68.9 - What loans qualify for repayment?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ..., TRAINING NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS (LRPs) § 68.9 What loans qualify for...) Undergraduate, graduate, and health professional school tuition expenses; (b) Other reasonable educational...

  19. The Supreme Court in the Culture Wars.

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    Rabkin, Jeremy

    1996-01-01

    Argues that the U.S. Supreme Court has been an active and liberally biased participant in the U.S. culture war. Historical evidence is presented, including areas of tuition tax credit and segregated private schools, abortion and the Right-to-Life movement, and prayer in public schools. The author discusses how the Supreme Court has strengthened…

  20. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OpenCourseWare

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    Kanchanaraksa, Sukon; Gooding, Ira; Klaas, Brian; Yager, James D.

    2009-01-01

    The need for public health knowledge is ever increasing, but the educational options have been limited to coursework delivered by academics to individuals who can afford the cost of tuition at public health institutions. To overcome this disparity, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) has joined the Massachusetts Institute of…

  1. The Three R's: Resourceful, Resilient, and Ready

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    Ramaswami, Rama

    2009-01-01

    The US economic downturn has resulted in many professionals, job seekers, and high school graduates heading back to school to develop new skills, but fewer of these students can afford a conventional four-year college education today. Community and technical colleges typically charge tuition fees that are less than half of those at public…

  2. Increasing Access by Waiving Tuition: Evidence from Haiti

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    Adelman, Melissa; Holland, Peter; Heidelk, Tillmann

    2017-01-01

    Despite recent gains in increasing access, an estimated 58 million children worldwide are still out of school. Abolishing school fees has increased enrollment rates in several countries where enrollments were low and fees were high. However, such policies may be less effective, or even have negative consequences, when supply-side responses are…

  3. If We Build It, Will They Come? Fielding Dreams of College Access

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    Bruna, Katherine Richardson; Farley, Jennifer; McNelly, Carla A.; Sellers, Debra M.; Johnson, Roberta

    2017-01-01

    This article describes the ISU 4U Promise, an innovative college access and affordability initiative. Through this early-commitment partnership program between Iowa State University and Des Moines Public Schools, youth from two urban elementary schools are eligible for tuition awards when they enroll as undergraduates at Iowa State University.…

  4. After 60 Years, Do the Arguments for K-12 Vouchers Still Hold?

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    Laitsch, Dan

    2016-01-01

    In 1955, Milton Friedman authored a foundational paper proposing a shift in funding and governance mechanisms for public K-12 schools, suggesting that parents be awarded tuition vouchers that they could use to pay for private sector education services for their children, rather than relying on government provided neighborhood schools. Friedman…

  5. Designing Targeted Educational Voucher Schemes for the Poor in Developing Countries

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    Shafiq, M. Najeeb

    2010-01-01

    A targeted educational voucher scheme (TEVS) is often proposed for the poor in developing countries. Essentially, TEVS involves issuing vouchers to poor households, thus enabling them to pay tuition and fees for their children's schooling at participating non-public schools. However, little is known about TEVS' design in developing countries. This…

  6. Measuring Competitive Effects from School Voucher Programs: A Systematic Review

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    Egalite, Anna J.

    2013-01-01

    Studies of the competition effects from voucher or tuition tax credit scholarship programs on public school student academic outcomes have taken place in seven locations throughout the United States, with the majority of studies taking place in Florida, followed by Wisconsin. This article reviews 21 total studies of the impacts on student academic…

  7. Do Counseling Master's Program Websites Help? Prospective Students' Ratings

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    Range, Lillian M.; Salgado, Roy; White, Carolyn

    2014-01-01

    To see how students understand information about counseling programs from school websites, in January and February, 2012, 43 undergraduates (most women) at a co-educational religious college in the southeastern U. S. obtained website information about accreditation, tuition, and number of hours and faculty on 14 schools in Louisiana. They also…

  8. The False Premises and False Promises of the Movement to Privatize Public Education.

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    Hawley, Willis D.

    1995-01-01

    Argues that the movement to provide parents with financial incentives to send students to private schools will increase the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic homogeneity of American schools. Six common assumptions about the positive effects of privatizing education are examined and deemed false. Probable costs of tuition vouchers for private…

  9. The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Montana. School Choice Issues in the State

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    Gottlob, Brian

    2009-01-01

    Many states have enacted or are considering proposals to give tax credits for contributions that provide tuition scholarships for students in K-12 schools to attend the private or public schools of their choice. This study seeks to inform the public and policymakers about the implications for Montana if the state were to enact such a program. The…

  10. The Faculty Costs to Educate a Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student

    PubMed Central

    Smolka, Adam J.; Halushka, Perry V.; Garrett-Mayer, Elizabeth

    2015-01-01

    Academic medical centers nationwide face numerous fiscal challenges resulting from implementation of restructured healthcare delivery models, contracting state support for higher education, and increased competition for federal and other sources of biomedical research funding. In pursuing greater accountability and transparency in its fiscal operations, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has implemented a responsibility centers management budgetary model, which requires all MUSC colleges to be eventually self-sustaining financially. Graduate schools in the biomedical sciences are particularly vulnerable in the face of these challenges, depending traditionally as they do on financial support from training grant tuition, occasional medical school tuition and medical practice plan revenues, graduate college–based revenue-generating programs, and faculty payment of PhD tuition. The revenue streams are often insufficient to support PhD training programs, and supplemental financial support is required from the institution. In the context of a college of graduate studies, estimates of the cost of educating a graduate student become a significant necessity. This study presents a readily applicable model of empirically estimating the faculty salary costs that may provide a basis for budgetary planning that will help to sustain a biomedical sciences graduate school’s commitment to its teaching, research, and service mission goals. PMID:25673355

  11. Criteria for Public Investment in the Two-Year College: A Program Budgeting Approach.

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    Heinemann, Harry N.; Sussna, Edward

    Junior colleges are organized and controlled in three ways: by the county, by the public school district, or by the state. Little or no tuition, location within commuting distance, and an "open door" admissions policy means that many students can continue their education beyond high school. Further expansion of junior colleges will require…

  12. 48 CFR 237.7200 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... agreements, i.e., payment by the Government of partial tuition under the off-duty educational program. (b) As... DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING SERVICE CONTRACTING Educational Service Agreements 237.7200 Scope. (a) This subpart prescribes acquisition procedures for educational services from schools...

  13. 48 CFR 237.7200 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... agreements, i.e., payment by the Government of partial tuition under the off-duty educational program. (b) As... DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING SERVICE CONTRACTING Educational Service Agreements 237.7200 Scope. (a) This subpart prescribes acquisition procedures for educational services from schools...

  14. High Costs, Uncertain Benefits: What Do Americans without a College Degree Think about Postsecondary Education?

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    Kelly, Andrew P.

    2015-01-01

    The path to economic mobility increasingly runs through postsecondary education. Although the combination of rising tuition prices and a difficult labor market have raised questions about the value of education after high school, degree and certificate holders are still better off than those with just a high school diploma. As a group, young…

  15. Do You Need Money for College? Federal Student Aid at a Glance 2013-14

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    Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2012

    2012-01-01

    Federal student aid comes from the federal government--specifically, the U.S. Department of Education. It's money that helps a student pay for higher education expenses (i.e., college, career school, or graduate school expenses). Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation.…

  16. Do You Need Money for College? Federal Student Aid at a Glance 2014-15

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    Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2013

    2013-01-01

    Federal student aid comes from the federal government--specifically, the U.S. Department of Education. It is money that helps a student pay for higher education expenses (i.e., college, career school, or graduate school expenses). Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation.…

  17. Do You Need Money for College? Federal Student Aid at a Glance 2015-16

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    Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2014

    2014-01-01

    Federal student aid comes from the federal government--specifically, the U.S. Department of Education. It is money that helps a student pay for higher education expenses (i.e., college, career school, or graduate school expenses). Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation.…

  18. College "Valuations" Redux

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    Rubin, Marc

    2017-01-01

    The "2018 Guide to New England Colleges & Universities" data published by "Boston" magazine in association with the New England Board of Higher Education provided the author the opportunity to examine the schools' "prices," defined as "tuition plus fees," as a function of several independent factors. By…

  19. The Academic and Behavioral Effects of a Child Savings Account Program on At-Risk High School Students

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    Kim, Johnny S.; Johnson, Toni K.

    2012-01-01

    Economic strains play an important factor in students not only dropping out of school but also for not being able to attend college. As the cost of college tuition increases, many youths may perceive that the possibility of attending college may be out of their reach for financial reasons. Using data drawn from the savings for education,…

  20. Enhancing the Value of Public Education: Lessons from the Private Sector

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    Manafo, Michael J.

    2006-01-01

    In his career in education, the author has spent much time working on behalf of independent schools and non-profit organizations both in the U.S. and abroad. He believes that his work in the world of tuition-driven institutions has given him some insights into the care and feeding of successful schools. He further believes that many of the things…

  1. WWC Review of the Report "The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes." What Works Clearinghouse Single Study Review

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    What Works Clearinghouse, 2014

    2014-01-01

    Researchers examined the impacts of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship program on academic and behavioral outcomes of students in grades 9-12 in Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS). The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship program offers college scholarships to graduating high school students in the KPS district. The percentage of tuition and fees covered is…

  2. Medical Student Financing and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-01-01

    until the appropriate historical data are collected, especially when the survey data are based on answers to hypothetical rather than retrospective...Taxation implies a larger percentage reduction in private school AFHPSP participation, especially at the higher tuition schools. However, even if...greater difficulty in finding a first-rate residency than at the time of graduation, especially if his training was interruptcd after completing only

  3. Transparency and Accountability: What if the Federal Gainful Employment-Debt Measures Regulations Applied to Law Schools?

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    Mattox, Kari Ann

    2013-01-01

    The purpose of this analysis is to compare current guidelines of the American Bar Association (ABA) for law schools to those of the U.S. Department of Education's Gainful Employment-Debt Measures regulations in order to assess their transparency and accountability. This analysis is relevant in a time of increasing tuition costs and record…

  4. What Works Clearinghouse Quick Review: "The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes"

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    What Works Clearinghouse, 2014

    2014-01-01

    The study examined the impact of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on high school students' academic and behavioral outcomes. Depending on how long the student had attended Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS), the scholarship would cover up to 100 percent of tuition and fees for attending any public college or university in the state of Michigan. The…

  5. Educational Choice. A Background Paper.

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    Quality Education for Minorities Network, Washington, DC.

    This paper addresses school choice, one proposal to address parental involvement concerns, focusing on historical background, definitions, rationale for advocating choice, implementation strategies, and implications for minorities and low-income families. In the past, transfer payment programs such as tuition tax credits and vouchers were…

  6. Tuition Discounting Is on the Rise: Results of a NACUBO Study of Independent Institutions.

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    Hubbell, Loren Loomis

    1995-01-01

    A study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) analyzed tuition discount ratios for small colleges with lower tuition, small colleges with higher tuition, and large colleges/universities. It examined average tuition discount percentages, average tuition rates and enrollments, percent of students aided, and…

  7. The Rising Cost of Private Higher Education.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Suttle, J. Lloyd

    1983-01-01

    The informational and analytical bases by which Yale University sets tuition levels and long-term pricing policies are illustrated. The rising cost of private higher education is discussed, considering historical trends, inflation, the institution's financial condition, comparative costs from other schools, and effect on enrollment. (MSE)

  8. Pop Goes the Law

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    Harper, Steven J.

    2013-01-01

    The Law School Admission Council recently reported that applications were heading toward a 30-year low, reflecting, as a "New York Times" article put it, "increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt, and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation." Since 2004 the number of law-school…

  9. Private Sector Thinking Saves Park U.

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    Breckon, Donald; Gibb, John

    2000-01-01

    Recounts the restructuring and resulting survival of Park University (Missouri) over the last decade. A process of evaluating the university's competitive strategy resulted in changes in tuition pricing; development of the Park School of Distance Learning, which serves primarily military installations; minority student marketing; and development…

  10. Handbook On Scholarships and Grants.

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    New York State Education Dept., Albany.

    This bulletin is designed primarily for high school and college officers who have responsibility for advising students concerning the grant and scholarship programs administered by the New York Regents Examination and Scholarship Center of the State Education Department. It provides information concerning the following: (1) tuition assistance…

  11. Online Dual Credits: Measuring the Relationship between Grades Earned in Rural High School Dual Credit Courses and Grades Earned in Post High School College Credit

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    Childs, Joe L.

    2017-01-01

    The extensive body of research into the relationship between online dual credit coursework and the academic success in subsequent coursework for South Dakota students is not well known. South Dakota students are flocking toward the online dual credit option for a number of reasons--reduction in tuition, expedient degree attainment, and to…

  12. Using a Merit-Based Scholarship Program to Increase Rates of College Enrollment in an Urban School District: The Case of the Pittsburgh Promise

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    Bozick, Robert; Gonzalez, Gabriella; Engberg, John

    2015-01-01

    The Pittsburgh Promise is a scholarship program that provides $5,000 per year toward college tuition for public high school graduates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who earned a 2.5 GPA and a 90% attendance record. This study used a difference-in-difference design to assess whether the introduction of the Promise scholarship program directly…

  13. Using Motivational Interviewing to Impact Readiness of RNs to Return to the Classroom.

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    Phifer, Lynne; Robeano, Karen; Ivey, Angela; Blood-Siegfried, Jane

    2018-06-01

    Supporting nurses with associate degrees in nursing (ADNs) to return to school is challenging for nurse executives. Strategies include tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and flexible scheduling. Despite these measures, it is anticipated that we will fall short of a goal of 80% bachelor's degree-prepared nurses by 2020. The aim of this project was to increase ADN-prepared RN readiness to return to school through motivational interviewing.

  14. Tuition Tax Credits. Issuegram 19.

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    Augenblick, John; McGuire, Kent

    Approaches for using the federal income tax system to aid families of pupils attending private schools include: tax credits, tax deductions, tax deferrals, and education savings incentives. Tax credit structures can be made refundable and made sensitive to taxpayers' income levels, the level of education expenditures, and designated costs.…

  15. Country Paper--Japan (Employers').

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    Sakiyama, Narumi

    Japanese industrialization started later than in other countries and thus relied at first on foreign-trained persons. Soon, however, Japanese companies began systems of in-house training for their employees. Eventually, some companies paid tuition for their employees to attend night schools at educational institutions and even to study abroad.…

  16. A progressive three-phase innovation to medical education in the United States.

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    Pfeifer, Cory M

    2018-12-01

    The practice of medicine has changed greatly over the past 100 years, yet the structure of undergraduate medical education has evolved very little. Many schools have modified their curricula to incorporate problem-based learning and organ systems-based curricula, but few schools have adequately addressed rising tuition costs. Undergraduate medical education has become cost-prohibitive for students interested in primary care. In the meanwhile, the concept of a separate dedicated intern year is outdated and mired in waste despite remaining a requirement for several hospital-based and surgical specialties. Described here is an innovative approach to medical education which reduces tuition costs and maximizes efficiency, based on principals already employed by several schools. This integrated curriculum, first suggested by the author in 2010, keeps the current USMLE system in place, exposes medical students to patient care earlier, expands and incorporates the 'intern' year into a four-year medical training program, provides more time for students to decide on a specialty, and allows residency programs to acquire fully-licensed practitioners with greater clinical experience than the status quo. MCAT: Medical college admission test; USMLE: US medical licensing examination.

  17. Balancing Tuition Predictability and Affordability: The Pitfalls of Guaranteed Tuition Plans

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    Delaney, Jennifer A.; Kearney, Tyler D.; Hemenway, Bradley

    2016-01-01

    As tuition levels rise, predictability is an increasingly important consideration of college financing. In this article, the authors explore contemporary policy tools intended to enhance tuition predictability. They specifically consider guaranteed tuition plans. The authors begin their discussion by considering the prevalence of guaranteed…

  18. Fast Track to College Success. State-Federal Partnerships in Postsecondary Education

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    Barry, Mary Nguyen

    2016-01-01

    This brief focuses on 12th grade students who are ready for postsecondary work, but are spending unnecessary time in high school. The brief discusses options for paying for the transition, including K-12 funds reimbursing families for tuition or 12th graders being eligible for Pell.

  19. Expanding Gerontology Enrollments: Successful Results of an Innovative Outreach Program

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    Reynolds, Sandra L.; Haley, William E.; Hyer, Kathryn

    2007-01-01

    As state budget allocations for higher education decrease, "specialty" programs such as gerontology must continually demonstrate their productivity. State and private universities increasingly rely on student credit hours (SCH) or tuition generated, which is making it difficult for many gerontology programs to expand. The School of Aging Studies…

  20. 38 CFR 21.9720 - Certification of enrollment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... between school years. (3) When an eligible individual enrolls in a distance learning program leading to a... Certification of enrollment. Except as stated in § 21.9680, an institution of higher learning must certify an... higher learning must certify most enrollments. VA does not, as a condition of payment of tuition...

  1. 38 CFR 21.9720 - Certification of enrollment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... between school years. (3) When an eligible individual enrolls in a distance learning program leading to a... Certification of enrollment. Except as stated in § 21.9680, an institution of higher learning must certify an... higher learning must certify most enrollments. VA does not, as a condition of payment of tuition...

  2. 38 CFR 21.9720 - Certification of enrollment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... between school years. (3) When an eligible individual enrolls in a distance learning program leading to a... Certification of enrollment. Except as stated in § 21.9680, an institution of higher learning must certify an... higher learning must certify most enrollments. VA does not, as a condition of payment of tuition...

  3. 38 CFR 21.9720 - Certification of enrollment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... between school years. (3) When an eligible individual enrolls in a distance learning program leading to a... Certification of enrollment. Except as stated in § 21.9680, an institution of higher learning must certify an... higher learning must certify most enrollments. VA does not, as a condition of payment of tuition...

  4. Student Loans for Higher Education

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    Simons, Charlene Wear

    2008-01-01

    Student loans are a rapidly growing $85 billion a year industry fueled by the substantial higher economic returns associated with a college education, increased demand from students and their parents, and grant and scholarship funds that have not kept pace with rising school tuition and fees. This report describes federally subsidized and…

  5. Law School Financial Planning and Debt Management Brochure.

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    Belmont, Jean

    Information on managing debt acquired by St. John's University law students is provided. The cost of education for a graduate student includes tuition, fees, books, home maintenance, personal expenses, and transportation. A student budget for 1984-1985 is provided by students' dependency status (dependent 9 months, 9-month residency/dependent, and…

  6. The Working Poor and the Community College.

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    Rosow, La Vergne

    1994-01-01

    Profiles Mike, a middle-aged Comanche who was preliterate when beginning the author's class in English as a Second Language. Although traditional schooling had failed him, Mike learned enough English to become a prolific writer and translator of North American poetry. By raising tuition and standards, California community college system will…

  7. Home Learning and the Educational Marketplace

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    Scanlon, Margaret; Buckingham, David

    2004-01-01

    UK government policy has increasingly emphasised the importance of learning in the home; and commercial companies have not been slow to respond. There is now a growing demand for out-of-school learning products and services, including study guides, early learning materials, educational web sites and private tuition. However the commercialisation…

  8. Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students: Recommendations for Counseling Professionals

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    Perez, William

    2010-01-01

    My research shows that college-eligible undocumented students exhibit high levels of academic achievement, civic engagement and resilience. Many overcome academic and socio-emotional barriers through social and moral support from family, peers, school agents and academic programs. As a result of the state residency tuition eligibility across the…

  9. Student Perception of Traditional versus Alternative Textbook Value

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    Kuzma, Ann; Kuzma, John; Thiewes, Harold

    2013-01-01

    In today's environment of rising tuition and textbook costs, we surveyed business majors concerning their preferences regarding various text options that are available for their academic studies. Specifically, we surveyed 329 students enrolled in upper-level business courses at a mid-level Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business…

  10. Thai Students' Choices of Vocational Education: Marketing Factors and Reference Groups

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    Pimpa, Nattavud; Suwannapirom, Suda

    2008-01-01

    This study aims to identify factors influencing Thai students' choices of vocational education. By using factor analysis, it reveals five key influencing factors: personal attitude, curriculum, potential employment, attractiveness of campus, and tuition fees. Furthermore, this study also indicates that teachers from secondary school, and parents…

  11. New Horizons in Education, No. 39.

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    Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed.

    1998-01-01

    The annual issue of the journal of the Hong Kong Teachers Association includes these articles: "The Time Management Issue of Tertiary Students: An Investigation of Tuition Conductors in Singapore" (Tai Chee Wong, Jessie Yuk Yong Wong); "The Analysis of the Phenomena of Parkinson in Course of School Management" (Ying Xiu Yang)…

  12. Another Brick in the Wall? Increased Challenges Face the Physical Campus

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    Kadamus, James A.

    2014-01-01

    Presidents, trustees, and senior administrators at New England colleges and universities all feel the pressures: keep tuition down, be competitive academically, and make sure the physical campus draws talent from a shrinking pool of traditional high school graduates and new nontraditional students. Given resource limitations, something's got to…

  13. Statistical Summary of Missouri Higher Education, 1996-1997.

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    Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City.

    Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1996), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…

  14. Missouri Higher Education: 1995-1996 Statistical Summary.

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    Missouri State Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City.

    Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1995), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…

  15. 60's Program Lives On at Brandeis.

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    Gose, Ben

    1995-01-01

    Founded in 1968, the Transitional Year Program at Brandeis University (Massachusetts) continues to offer intensive remedial math and English for students who might not be admitted to college otherwise. The tuition-free program has been highly successful in turning mediocre high school performance into college achievement. Most participants are…

  16. THE MARK TWAIN SUMMER INSTITUTE. 1964 ANNUAL REPORT.

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    LEMEN, ROBERT F.; AND OTHERS

    INTELLECTUALLY ABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLIED FOR THE INSTITUTE. COURSES OFFERED WERE NOT FOR CREDIT BUT WERE SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM. A SMALL TUITION WAS PAID FOR THE ONE COURSE CHOSEN. THE COURSES OFFERED INCLUDED ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, BEGINNING CHINESE, ADVANCED CHINESE, GERMAN, JAPANESE, BEGINNING RUSSIAN,…

  17. A proposal to establish master's in biomedical sciences degree programs in medical school environments.

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    Ingoglia, Nicholas A

    2009-04-01

    Most graduate schools associated with medical schools offer programs leading to the PhD degree but pay little attention to master's programs. This is unfortunate because many university graduates who are interested specifically in biomedical rather than pure science fields need further education before making decisions on whether to enter clinical, research, education, or business careers. Training for these students is done best in a medical school, rather than a graduate university, environment and by faculty who are engaged in research in the biomedical sciences. Students benefit from these programs by exploring career options they might not have previously considered while learning about disease-related subjects at the graduate level. Graduate faculty can also benefit by being compensated for their teaching with a portion of the tuition revenue, funds that can help run their laboratories and support other academic expenses. Faculty also may attract talented students to their labs and to their PhD programs by exposing them to a passion for research. The graduate school also benefits by collecting masters tuition revenue that can be used toward supporting PhD stipends. Six-year outcome data from the program at Newark show that, on completion of the program, most students enter educational, clinical, or research careers and that the graduate school has established a new and significant stream of revenue. Thus, the establishment of a master's program in biomedical sciences that helps students match their academic abilities with their career goals significantly benefits students as well as the graduate school and its faculty.

  18. The Impacts of State Control Policies on College Tuition Increase

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    Kim, Mikyong Minsun; Ko, Jangwan

    2015-01-01

    This study examined state efforts to control tuition increases over the past 10 years. Using data from 50 states and 540 public 4-year universities and colleges, we examined average tuition increases in dollar amount and percentage of change by the type of state tuition control policy and by the authority for tuition-setting power. The state…

  19. Student Response to Tuition Increase by Academic Majors: Empirical Grounds for a Cost-Related Tuition Policy

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    Shin, Jung Cheol; Milton, Sande

    2008-01-01

    This study explored the responses of students in different academic majors to tuition increase, with a particular focus on the relationship between tuition increase, and future earnings and college expenditures. We analyzed effects of tuition increase on enrollment in six academic majors--Engineering, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Business, and…

  20. A study on effects of and stance over tuition fees.

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    Karay, Yassin; Matthes, Jan

    2016-01-01

    Regarding tuition fees (that in Germany already have been abrogated) putative drawbacks like prolonged study duration have been suspected while benefits are not clearly proven. We investigated whether tuition fees (500 Euro per semester) affected the course of studies of Cologne medical students and asked for students' stance over tuition fees. Of 1,324 students we analyzed the rate of those passing their first medical exam ("Physikum") within minimum time and students' discontinuation rate, respectively. Regression analysis tested for putative influences of tuition fees and demographic factors. In an additional online survey 400 students answered questions regarding the load by and their stance over tuition fees. We find that fees did not affect rate of Cologne students passing their first medical exam within minimum time or students' discontinuation rate. According to the online survey, at times of tuition fees significantly more students did not attend courses as scheduled. Time spent on earning money was significantly increased. 51% of students who had to pay tuition fees and 71% of those who never had to stated tuition fees to be not justified. More than two thirds of students did not recognize any lasting benefit from tuition fees. Tuition fees did not affect discontinuation rate or study duration of Cologne medical students. However, they obviously influenced the study course due to an increased need to pursue a sideline. Cologne medical students rather refused tuition fees and did not recognize their advantages in terms of enhanced quality of studies.

  1. A study on effects of and stance over tuition fees

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    Karay, Yassin; Matthes, Jan

    2016-01-01

    Aim: Regarding tuition fees (that in Germany already have been abrogated) putative drawbacks like prolonged study duration have been suspected while benefits are not clearly proven. We investigated whether tuition fees (500 Euro per semester) affected the course of studies of Cologne medical students and asked for students’ stance over tuition fees. Methods: Of 1,324 students we analyzed the rate of those passing their first medical exam (“Physikum”) within minimum time and students’ discontinuation rate, respectively. Regression analysis tested for putative influences of tuition fees and demographic factors. In an additional online survey 400 students answered questions regarding the load by and their stance over tuition fees. Results: We find that fees did not affect rate of Cologne students passing their first medical exam within minimum time or students’ discontinuation rate. According to the online survey, at times of tuition fees significantly more students did not attend courses as scheduled. Time spent on earning money was significantly increased. 51% of students who had to pay tuition fees and 71% of those who never had to stated tuition fees to be not justified. More than two thirds of students did not recognize any lasting benefit from tuition fees. Conclusion: Tuition fees did not affect discontinuation rate or study duration of Cologne medical students. However, they obviously influenced the study course due to an increased need to pursue a sideline. Cologne medical students rather refused tuition fees and did not recognize their advantages in terms of enhanced quality of studies. PMID:26958654

  2. Effects of rising tuition fees on medical school class composition and financial outlook.

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    Kwong, Jeff C; Dhalla, Irfan A; Streiner, David L; Baddour, Ralph E; Waddell, Andrea E; Johnson, Ian L

    2002-04-16

    Since 1997, tuition has more than doubled at Ontario medical schools but has remained relatively stable in other Canadian provinces. We sought to determine whether the increasing tuition fees in Ontario affected the demographic characteristics and financial outlook of medical students in that province as compared with those of medical students in the rest of Canada. As part of a larger Internet survey of all students at Canadian medical schools outside Quebec, conducted in January and February 2001, we compared the respondents from Ontario schools with those from the other schools (control group). Respondents were asked about their age, sex, self-reported family income (as a direct indicator of socioeconomic status), the first 3 digits of their postal code at graduation from high school (as an indirect indicator of socioeconomic status), and importance of financial considerations in choosing a specialty and location of practice. We used logistic regression models to see if temporal changes (1997 v. 2000) among Ontario medical students differed from those among medical students elsewhere in Canada apart from Quebec. Responses were obtained from 2994 (68.5%) of 4368 medical students. Across the medical schools, there was an increase in self-reported family income between 1997 and 2000 (p = 0.03). In Ontario, the proportion of respondents with a family income of less than $40,000 declined from 22.6% to 15.0%. However, compared with the control respondents, the overall rise in family income among Ontario students was not statistically significant. First-year Ontario students reported higher levels of expected debt at graduation than did graduating students (median $80,000 v. $57,000) (p < 0.001), and the proportion of students expecting to graduate with debt of at least $100,000 more than doubled. Neither of these differences was observed in the control group. First-year Ontario students were also more likely than fourth-year Ontario students to report that their financial situation was "very" or "extremely" stressful and to cite financial considerations as having a major influence on specialty choice or practice location. These differences were not observed in the control group. At Canadian medical schools, there are fewer students from low-income families in general. However, Ontario medical students report a large increase in expected debt on graduation, an increased consideration of finances in deciding what or where to practise, and increasing financial stress, factors that are not observed among students in other provinces.

  3. Tracking the Discount: Tuition Discount Rates, Net Tuition Revenue, and Efforts to Inform Institutional Practices. Professional File. Article 133, Fall 2013

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    Davis, Natalie Pullaro; Redd, Kenneth E.

    2013-01-01

    This article uses findings from the 2012 Tuition Discounting Study (TDS) conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) to provide a framework for institutional researchers to develop and adapt their own custom tuition discounting definitions and formulas. Under tuition discounting, colleges and…

  4. How fair is access to more prestigious UK universities?

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    Boliver, Vikki

    2013-06-01

    Now that most UK universities have increased their tuition fees to £9,000 a year and are implementing new Access Agreements as required by the Office for Fair Access, it has never been more important to examine the extent of fair access to UK higher education and to more prestigious UK universities in particular. This paper uses Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data for the period 1996 to 2006 to explore the extent of fair access to prestigious Russell Group universities, where 'fair' is taken to mean equal rates of making applications to and receiving offers of admission from these universities on the part of those who are equally qualified to enter them. The empirical findings show that access to Russell Group universities is far from fair in this sense and that little changed following the introduction of tuition fees in 1998 and their initial increase to £3,000 a year in 2006. Throughout this period, UCAS applicants from lower class backgrounds and from state schools remained much less likely to apply to Russell Group universities than their comparably qualified counterparts from higher class backgrounds and private schools, while Russell Group applicants from state schools and from Black and Asian ethnic backgrounds remained much less likely to receive offers of admission from Russell Group universities in comparison with their equivalently qualified peers from private schools and the White ethnic group. © London School of Economics and Political Science 2013.

  5. A Hidden Cause of Rising Tuition: Tuition Discounting in Public Colleges and Universities. The Progress of Education Reform. Volume 15, Number 4

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    Gianneschi, Matt; Pingel, Sarah

    2014-01-01

    Why does tuition increase faster than inflation? And why does tuition continue to increase even when states increase their investments in public colleges and universities? These questions have perplexed policymakers and higher education consumers alike. Though tuition setting can be very complicated, one of the drivers for rising costs is price…

  6. Students Partner with Business, Community, and State

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    Ussach, H. B.

    2004-01-01

    An effort to kick-start local education and to keep students learning and going to college came in 1958 when Fall River optometrist Irving Fradkin started a citizens-based scholarship fund to help ambitious but needy public school graduates pay college tuition and textbook costs. With literally a dollar contributed here and a dollar contributed…

  7. Front-Line Advocacy: Fighting Off a Voucher Measure

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    Grimesey, Robert P., Jr.

    2012-01-01

    In September 2010, the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the proposed National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment, known as Section 583, authorized a Defense Department pilot voucher program to mitigate the cost of private school tuition for special-needs children of military parents. Sen. Jim Webb, a member of…

  8. To Educate Engineers or to Engineer Educators?: Exploring Access to Engineering Careers

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    Eastman, Michael G.; Christman, Jeanne; Zion, George H.; Yerrick, Randy

    2017-01-01

    Although studies claim increases in underrepresented populations choosing STEM majors, barriers to retention, and higher education degree completion in STEM still exist. This study examined efforts of a prominent technical university to attract and retain urban high school graduates through a tuition scholarship program. We sought to determine the…

  9. Know the Law: Reimbursement under the IDEA

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    Osborne, Allan G., Jr.; Rehberg, Megan L.

    2009-01-01

    When school boards fail to provide the free appropriate public education (FAPE) guaranteed in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), students with disabilities and their parents can be compensated in various ways. One of the more common remedies is to reimburse parents for tuition and other costs they may have incurred in…

  10. Maryland Higher Education Commission Data Book 2014. Creating a State of Achievement

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    Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2014

    2014-01-01

    This document presents statistics about higher education in Maryland for 2014. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues & Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid, (8) Private Career Schools, and (9) Distance…

  11. Maryland Higher Education Commission Data Book 2015. Creating a State of Achievement

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    Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2015

    2015-01-01

    This document presents statistics about higher education in Maryland for 2015. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues & Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid, (8) Private Career Schools, and (9) Distance…

  12. Maryland Higher Education Commission Data Book 2016. Creating a State of Achievement

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    Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2016

    2016-01-01

    This document presents statistics about higher education in Maryland for 2016. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues & Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid, and (8) Private Career Schools. [For…

  13. The College Cost Book, 1982-83. Third Edition.

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    Lovell, Susan, Ed.

    Expenses at 3,200 schools and colleges are identified, and information is presented on applying for student financial aid and on estimating financial need. Recent changes in federal aid programs, eligibility requirements, and major programs are also outlined. In considering the cost of college, the following areas need to be addressed: tuition and…

  14. Academic Credit at Marymount Manhattan College for Student Volunteers.

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    Storey, Eileen

    The report describes a 2-year project at Marymount Manhattan College (New York) to develop and implement a community service program which provides student participants with tuition credits. Students served in either a shelter for homeless women or with a tutorial program for adults preparing for the high-school equivalency examination. The report…

  15. Putting the Focus on Performance

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    Schaffhauser, Dian

    2011-01-01

    From the excesses of Wall Street to the whole mortgage mess, the issue of accountability has become part of a heated national conversation. It is a debate to which higher education is certainly no stranger. But now, with tuition rates at private and public schools rising precipitously--and state budgets shriveling--the cries for increased…

  16. The Road to Completion

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    Collett, Stacy

    2013-01-01

    In 2000, nearly 5.5 million degree seeking students attended two-year colleges. In the 2010-2011 school year, that figure jumped to more than 8 million, due in part to the economic downturn and steadily rising tuition at four-year colleges and universities. Also, new skill requirements in the job market forced many professionals to seek…

  17. Law and American Education: A Case Brief Approach. Third Edition

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    Palestini, Robert; Falk, Karen Palestini

    2012-01-01

    This third edition expands coverage on such topics as the law and students with disabilities, confidentiality, sexual harassment, student searches and tuition vouchers. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. Both public and nonpublic school educators are aware that courts, over the last…

  18. One-to-One Tuition: An Ideal Context for Learning?

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    Ireson, Judith

    2011-01-01

    In many parts of the world, the state education system is accompanied by a shadow system that mirrors the school curriculum. In England, most provision in the shadow system is through private, one-to-one tutoring, offered by those working independently and through local, regional and national agencies. International surveys indicate that shadow…

  19. KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2016: State Trends in Child Well-Being

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    Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2016

    2016-01-01

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation's "2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book" finds today's youth--Generation Z--are healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Aided by smart policies and investments in prevention, a record number of teens are making positive choices.…

  20. The Funding of Early Care and Education Programmes in Sweden, 1845-1943

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    Westberg, Johannes

    2011-01-01

    What significance did donations, bequests, tuition fees and fund-raising events have for early care and education programmes during the nineteenth and early twentieth century? Through an examination of 24 Swedish infant schools, day nurseries and free kindergartens, this article verifies that donations and bequests were essential for the economy…

  1. In Summary: State Superintendent's Fall Conference for School District Administrators (September 15-16, 1982).

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    Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison.

    This document summarizes seven speeches on educational issues in Wisconsin. Dr. Ernest Boyer advocates recognition and reward for quality teachers and identifies developing language skills as the essential purpose of public education. Dr. Carolyn Warner defends free public education and criticizes tuition tax credits. Dr. James Rutherford urges…

  2. The Kalamazoo Promise and Perceived Changes in School Climate

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    Miron, Gary; Jones, Jeffrey N.; Kelaher-Young, Allison J.

    2011-01-01

    The Kalamazoo Promise was announced in the fall of 2005, offering free college tuition at any public state college or university for graduates of the district who have gained acceptance to a postsecondary institution. This program was funded through the generous support of anonymous donors, and a federally-funded evaluation is underway to examine…

  3. Tackling the Knowledge: Action Gap in Sustainable Consumption--Insights from a Participatory School Programme

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    Barth, Matthias; Fischer, Daniel; Michelsen, Gerd; Nemnich, Claudia; Rode, Horst

    2012-01-01

    In the international policy discourse on sustainable consumption and production, education is acknowledged to be a powerful tool in changing unsustainable patterns of consumption. Current educational policies and programmes have responded to the consumption challenge mainly by including and addressing consumption issues in formal tuition in…

  4. An Examination of the Likelihood of Persistence of Students with Discrepant High School Grades and Standardized Test Scores

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    Edmunds, Anne Oser

    2010-01-01

    Tuition dependency, federal accountability measures, and desire for the prestige associated with college rankings all necessitate institutional attention to admission, retention, and graduation rates. The need to maintain institutional enrollment compels admissions officers to consider an applicant's likelihood of persistence in the admissions…

  5. The Fiscal Impact of Tuition Tax Credits in New Mexico

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    Gottlob, Brian J.

    2005-01-01

    Proposals to expand opportunities for children to attend independent schools prompt heated and complex debates. Proponents and opponents bring a number of philosophical and ideological arguments to public policy discussions, while lawmakers often justify their decisions on the basis of the perceived economic and fiscal impacts of the proposals.…

  6. Tax Credits for Education.

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    Maxwell, James A.; And Others

    This report is comprised of two separate papers, "A Tax Credit for Certain Educational Expenses" by James A. Maxwell and Bernard L. Weinstein and "Income Tax Credits for Tuitions and Gifts in Nonpublic School Education" by Roger A. Freeman. The first paper is based on the assumption that provision of financial relief to parents who send their…

  7. True for Your School? How Changing Reputations Alter Demand for Selective U.S. Colleges

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    Alter, Molly; Reback, Randall

    2014-01-01

    There is a comprehensive literature documenting how colleges' tuition, financial aid packages, and academic reputations influence students' application and enrollment decisions. Far less is known about how quality-of-life reputations and peer institutions' reputations affect these decisions. This article investigates these issues…

  8. Pay Now, Learn Later.

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    Schwartz, John

    1986-01-01

    Duquesne University's pay-now, learn-later plan is one device that could transform college-fee payment almost as much as the GI Bill did. The further away from college age the child, the more the school earns and the deeper the discount. Some other options are discussed including installment plans and special sales on tuition. (MLW)

  9. [Tuitional-based promotion of social competencies and prevention of bullying in adolescence--the fairplayer.manual: results of a pilot evaluation study].

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    Scheithauer, Herbert; Bull, Heike Dele

    2010-01-01

    The fairplayer.manual (Scheithauer u. Bull, 2008), a manualized, tuitional-based preventive intervention programme to facilitate social competence and prevent school bullying consists of at least 15 to 17 consecutive, ninety-minute-lessons using cognitive-behavioural methods (e. g. role plays, model-learning, social reinforcement, behaviour-feedback) and moral dilemma discussions amongst others. We present results from a pilot evaluation study with 138 students (between 13 and 21 years of age, from comprehensive and vocational school) and their teachers. Students and teachers were administered structured questionnaires considering e. g. the occurrence of bullying, prosocial behavior and student's empathy as well as legitimation of violence. For 113 students we obtained data for the two measurement points (pre-post). Due to a high attrition rate information of an initially recruited control group could not be considered. Results indicated partially impressive positive changes concerning the total number of bullies and victims as well as prosocial behavior. Results concerning legitimation of violence and empathy differed for classes according to treatment integrity.

  10. The causal effect of increased primary schooling on child mortality in Malawi: Universal primary education as a natural experiment.

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    Makate, Marshall; Makate, Clifton

    2016-11-01

    The primary objective of this analysis is to investigate the causal effect of mother's schooling on under-five health - and the passageways through which schooling propagates - by exploiting the exogenous variability in schooling prompted by the 1994 universal primary schooling program in Malawi. This education policy, which saw the elimination of tuition fees across all primary schooling grades, creates an ideal setting for observing the causal influence of improved primary school enrollment on the under-five fatality rates of the subsequent generation. Our analysis uses data from three waves of the nationally representative Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 2000, 2004/05, and 2010. To address the potential endogeneity of schooling, we employ the mother's age at implementation of the tuition-free primary school policy in 1994 as an instrumental variable for the prospect of finishing primary level instruction. The results suggest that spending one year in school translated to a 3.22 percentage point reduction in mortality for infants and a 6.48 percent reduction for children under age five years. For mothers younger than 19 years, mortality was reduced by 5.95 percentage points. These figures remained approximately the same even after adjusting for potential confounders. However, we failed to find any statistically meaningful effect of the mother's education on neonatal survival. The juvenile fatality estimates we find are weakly robust to several robustness checks. We also explored the potential mechanisms by which increased maternal schooling might help enhance child survival. The findings indicated that an added year of motherly learning considerably improves the prospect of prenatal care use, literacy levels, father's educational level, and alters fertility behavior. Our results suggest that increasing the primary schooling prospects for young women might help reduce under-five mortality in less-industrialized regions experiencing high under-five fatalities such as in sub-Saharan Africa. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  11. Utilization of Negotiated Tuition Aid Benefits. A Summary of the Study "Where Are the Women? A Study of the Underutilization of Tuition Aid Plans."

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    Abramovitz, Mimi

    A chapter from the forthcoming book, "Practitioners' Guide to Education for Working Adults," describes a year-long study to explore the low utilization of tuition aid plans in three unionized companies. The research has shown that the use of tuition aid programs is in inverse ratio to need. Workers who tend to utilize tuition aid are those who…

  12. Undergraduate Tuition Rises by an Average of 5% [and] Fact File: Tuition and Fees at More than 3,000 Colleges and Universities.

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    Gose, Ben

    1996-01-01

    Results of an annual college tuition survey and a study of trends in financial aid reveal continuing difficulties in keeping costs in line with inflation, the financial aid pool, and state support. A table displays tuition and required fees at over 3,000 institutions in both 1995-96 and 1996-97, including added tuition for out-of-state students in…

  13. The Tuition Debate.

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    Weber, Arnold R.

    1990-01-01

    The trend of tuition increases is excessive in terms of both economic standards and the special mission and characteristics of higher education. It is clouding the current state of higher education. Although there are sound reasons for tuition increases, the current approach to setting tuition should be altered and moderated. (MSE)

  14. Slowdown in Tuition.

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    Gose, Ben

    1995-01-01

    Most private colleges are slowing down their tuition increases for fall 1995 to 4-5%. Most public colleges have not yet set tuition. In some cases, student financial aid is being apportioned less generously to raise the student self-help level. Most tuition increases reflect cost of institutional investments in technology. (MSE)

  15. A Model of College Tuition Maximization

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    Bosshardt, Donald I.; Lichtenstein, Larry; Zaporowski, Mark P.

    2009-01-01

    This paper develops a series of models for optimal tuition pricing for private colleges and universities. The university is assumed to be a profit maximizing, price discriminating monopolist. The enrollment decision of student's is stochastic in nature. The university offers an effective tuition rate, comprised of stipulated tuition less financial…

  16. Tuition Fees and the Demand for University Places

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    Neill, Christine

    2009-01-01

    Estimating the effect of tuition fee increases on demand for a university education is complicated by the potential endogeneity of tuition fees. The relative homogeneity of university tuition fees within Canadian provinces and the role of provincial governments in university funding and policies, provides an opportunity to use changes in the…

  17. How Much Tuition Should State Universities Charge?

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    Bloustein, Edward J.

    1990-01-01

    Higher tuition coupled with more financial aid for those in need is more equitable than the low-tuition model where rich and poor pay the same tuition. Higher education, particularly public higher education, should be collaboratively financed by all those who benefit: federal government, the states, business, students, graduates, and families.…

  18. The Setting of Tuition in Public Higher Education

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    Rusk, James J.; Leslie, Larry L.

    1978-01-01

    Determinants of tuition prices in major state universities are identified in this study. Twenty-two variables accounted for 89 percent of the variation in 1976-77 tuition levels. Primary determinants were related to competition--tuition prices at institutions within the state or region--and to shortfalls in institutional income. (Author/LBH)

  19. A Double-Edged Sword: Assessing the Impact of Tuition Discounting.

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    Hubbell, Loren W. Loomis; Rush, Sean C.

    1991-01-01

    A discussion of the interrelationships between college tuition pricing, family resources, externally funded financial aid, and institutionally funded financial aid suggests that, as the range of tuition levels broadens, institutions must focus more closely on net tuition income in their forecasting or face erosion of revenues. (MSE)

  20. Tuition in Washington: A Comprehensive Review.

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    Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia.

    This report examines the development of tuition rates and tuition policy in Washington State's public higher education system and provides comparisons to rates and policies in other states. It also explores philosophies regarding the determination of tuition rates, along with the range of potential policy options. The draft report is divided into…

  1. Decentralized University Budgeting, United with a More Flexible Tuition Structure

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    Fethke, Gary

    2014-01-01

    With tuition revenues replacing state appropriations as the primary source of public university funding, it becomes difficult for universities to use historically based budget allocations and inflexible tuition structures to subsidize high-cost programs. It is argued here that combining targeted subsidies with a flexible tuition structure and…

  2. Worldwide Tuition Increases Send Students into the Streets.

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    Woodard, Colin

    2000-01-01

    Examines the global trend towards increased tuition and fees in public institutions of higher education. Despite histories of free or very low tuition and student protests, most observers see higher tuition and fees (and financial aid programs for needy students) as invitable. Notes increased demand, enrollment surges, and collapsing systems of…

  3. College Students' Academic Motivation: Differences by Gender, Class, and Source of Payment

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    Brouse, Corey H.; Basch, Charles E.; LeBlanc, Michael; McKnight, Kelly R.; Lei, Ting

    2010-01-01

    The purpose of this paper is to describe college students' (n = 856) gender, year in school and source of tuition funding in relation to their academic motivation. The design was cross-sectional and used cluster sampling. The Academic Motivation Scale was used to measure students' intrinsic and extrinsic motivations as well as amotivation. Three…

  4. Evaluating Navy's Funded Graduate Education Program: A Return-on-Investment Framework. Monograph

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    Kamarck, Kristy N.; Thie, Harry J.; Adelson, Marisa; Krull, Heather

    2010-01-01

    The U.S. military services send officers to graduate schools each year to pursue advanced degrees, primarily to fill billet requirements later. This can be costly, including such things as tuition, housing, and pay but also the opportunity cost of the officer not filling an operational billet. Participation in such a program incurs specific…

  5. Relief Plans Spurring Debate over Vouchers

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    Robelen, Erik W.

    2005-01-01

    Washington is a safe distance from the powerful winds that have wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, but a political storm continued to brew in the capital over President Bush's plan to help pay the costs of private school tuition for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. As voucher opponents decried the president's plan, Louisiana's two U.S.…

  6. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors' Perceived Influences on the Secondary Transition Planning Process and Postsecondary Outcomes of Students with Disabilities

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    Miller-Warren, Vickie

    2014-01-01

    Outside agencies such as vocational rehabilitation agencies are designed to help provide services such as job coaching, mental health services, tuition assistance, and life-skills training for students with disabilities during and after high school so that they may obtain postsecondary success (Gil, 2007). This study examined the perceived…

  7. [Preliminary Report on the Activities of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation for the School Year 1974-75.

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    Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., Nashville.

    The Tennessee Educational Loan Corporation and the Tennessee Student Assistance Agency have merged into a single state agency, the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, for the purpose of administering the state's student assistance programs. These are: (1) the Tuition Grant Program; (2) Guaranteed Student Loan Program; (3) Medical…

  8. 26 CFR 1.6050S-1 - Information reporting for qualified tuition and related expenses.

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    2010-04-01

    ... illustrates the rules of this paragraph (a)(2)(ii): Example. Student A, a medical doctor, takes a course at University X's medical school. Student A takes the course to fulfill State Y's licensing requirement that medical doctors attend continuing medical education courses each year. Student A is not enrolled in a...

  9. Tracing the Economic Backgrounds of COFHE Students: Has There Been a "Middle-Income Melt?"

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    Schapiro, Morton Owen; And Others

    This report presents the results of a study examining the effects of rapidly rising tuitions at the nation's "elite" private colleges and universities, and the impact on the enrollment of middle-income students. The paper traces the income background of Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) schools and shows how students from…

  10. Transforming and Improving American Education: A Memo to President-elect Obama. No. 7

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    Lips, Dan; Marshall, Jennifer A.

    2008-01-01

    The authors of this memo to President-elect Barack Obama state that many in Congress are now proposing that the federal government intervene to address a range of problems in education by creating new programs and federal subsidies, including public school infrastructure and construction, funding for runaway college tuition costs, and the costs of…

  11. From the Classroom to the Battlefield: A National Guardsman Talks about His Experience in Iraq

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    Kirkwood-Tucker, Toni Fuss

    2006-01-01

    Many American high school students from lower socio-economic backgrounds see military service as a vehicle for advancement. Various branches of the Armed Forces have consistently provided underprivileged youths enlisting in the military with a means to escape poverty. Generous benefits, adequate pay, college tuition, and specialized training in…

  12. The Effects of Price Discrimination on the Elasticity of Demand for Higher Education.

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    Weinberg, Ira

    The purpose of this study was to determine what effect price discrimination (differential pricing) would have on institutional gross-fee income. Enrollment and tuition data were gathered from all schools in one particular market area for the years 1969-72. In this situation it was determined that overall demand for higher education was highly…

  13. Web Site Lets Students Bid for a Degree.

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    Gose, Ben

    1999-01-01

    A new Web site provides a new structure for tuition discounting by allowing a student to bid the amount he/she is willing to pay, which member institutions accept or reject. The site is intended to help match students with institutional members of the consortium, usually less-well-known smaller schools. Possible difficulties for both institutions…

  14. Tuition Reciprocity in the United States

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    Stewart, Gregory; Wright, Dianne Brown; Kennedy, Angelica

    2008-01-01

    Reciprocity agreements are contracts between two or more parties whereby students pay reduced tuition rates. The rate of reduction is determined by the parameters set forth in each individual state's agreement but may range from a modest reduction in fees to a waiver of full non-resident tuition. In addition to providing tuition relief,…

  15. Financial Condition and Tuition in Private Nonprofit Baccalaureate Higher Education

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    Peruso, Dominick F., Jr.

    2012-01-01

    The rate of tuition inflation at U.S. colleges and universities is alarming and threatens both access and choice. Private nonprofit baccalaureate colleges often possess the highest tuition rates but routinely face financial challenges. This study was designed to better understand the relationship between tuition and financial condition for the…

  16. Qualified Tuition Savings Programs: The Impact on Household Saving.

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    Coronado, Julia Lynn; McIntosh, Susan Hume

    This study analyzed the impact tuition savings plans are likely to have on household savings. State-sponsored college savings programs rely mainly on tax incentives to motivate parents to save for their children's education in earmarked accounts. The first such programs were prepaid tuition plans, and other types of qualified tuition savings…

  17. Can Low Tuition Fee Policy Improve Higher Education Equity and Social Welfare?

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    Zha, Xianyou; Ding, Shouhai

    2007-01-01

    Traditionally there has been a theoretical view that raising tuition fees will undermine education equity and social welfare. This study examines the effects of different tuition policies on both these factors. A statistical analysis is made on the theoretical relationship between higher education tuition fees and dropout probability, which leads…

  18. Tuition and Fees in the West 2007-08. Policy Insights

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    Prescott, Brian T.

    2007-01-01

    This issue of "Policy Insights" reviews the results from WICHE's (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's) annual survey of tuition and fees at public colleges and universities in the region. Complete data are available in "Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2007-08: Detailed Tuition and Fees…

  19. Over a Barrel: The High Costs of Rising Tuitions.

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    Yanikowski, Richard A.

    1986-01-01

    Participants in the tuition-setting process lean toward "aggressive" pricing strategies because they want to maintain or improve quality, assure continued vitality, and keep the campus in good repair. Recent trends in tuition pricing are reviewed and some elements of budgetary strategies predicted on tuition increases above inflation are examined.…

  20. Federal Student Aid and Tuition Growth: Examining the Relationship.

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    Hauptman, Arthur M.; Krop, Cathy S.

    A debate has raged over the effect of federal student aid on tuition growth. Former Secretary of Education, William Bennett claimed that colleges and universities explicitly take federal aid into account in setting tuition and other charges, thereby stimulating tuition increases that are higher than the rate of inflation. An alternative view is…

  1. Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs at Canadian Universities, 1978-79 and 1979-80.

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    Dulac, Claude

    Tuition and living accommodation costs for students at most Canadian universities are summarized in this publication from Statistics Canada. Extensive data tables include information on accommodation costs for university-operated residences and housing and tuition fees. The range of tuition fees at the undergraduate level reflects a fee structure…

  2. Alternative Approaches to Tuition Financing: Making Tuition More Affordable. A NACUBO Monograph.

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    Foose, Robert A.; Meyerson, Joel W.

    A key factor in the overall financial strategy in the public and private sectors of American higher education involves helping students and families pay tuition and fees. This is because expenses have risen dramatically, tuition fees have outdistanced increases in federal student aid programs, and competition for students has increased. Several…

  3. Academic achievement, close up work parameters, and myopia in Singapore military conscripts

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    Saw, S.; Wu, H.; Seet, B.; Wong, T.; Yap, E.; Chia, K.; Stone, R.; Lee, L.

    2001-01-01

    AIM—To determine the relation of refractive error to environmental factors, including close up work, in Singapore military conscripts.
METHODS—A cross sectional study was conducted on 429 Singapore military conscripts. Non-cycloplegic refraction and A-scan biometry were performed in both eyes. A detailed questionnaire was administered by in-person interview to obtain information about current and past near work activity, extra tuition lessons, educational experiences, and family demographics.
RESULTS—Myopia associated with the conscript having been educated in the (gifted, special, or express) educational streams (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 3.8, 95% confidence interval CI 2.0-7.3), and having completed pre-university education (OR=4.1, 95% CI 1.9-8.8). The reported close up work activity at age 7 years did correlate with age of onset of myopia (p<0.001). In parallel, supplemental tuition lessons in primary school has (OR=2.6, 95% CI 1.4-4.9) associated with conscript myopia. Parental myopia was positively associated with myopia (p<0.001), but this relation disappeared when adjusted for environmental factors. Current (p=0.83) and past close up work activity at age 7 years (p=0.13) did not correlate with myopia.
CONCLUSION—Educational level and educational stream positively related to myopia. A relation was observed with reported close up work activity in early childhood and with tuition classes during elementary school, but not with current close up work activity. These results underscore the strong influence of environment in myopia pathogenesis but a role for close up work activity remains indeterminate.

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  4. What is the financial state of medical students from rural backgrounds during tuition fee deregulation?

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    Woloschuk, Wayne; Lemay, Jean-François; Wright, Bruce

    2010-01-01

    We sought to examine the financial state of medical students from rural backgrounds during a time of tuition fee deregulation. We surveyed incoming classes from 2007 to 2011 at the University of Calgary. Community background, expected educational debt at graduation, educational debt at entry to medical school and parental income were collected for analysis. Data were analyzed using the Χ² test, analysis of variance and the Newman-Keuls multiple comparison test. The overall response rate was 95.3%. Of the 571 (93.5%) respondents who supplied data on their background and debt, 94.4% expected to have educational debt at graduation. The mean projected educational debt at graduation by medical students from both rural ($107 226 [95% confidence interval (CI) $98 030-$116 423]) and regional ($99 456 [95% CI $91 905-$107 006]) backgrounds was significantly greater than the debt projected by students from metropolitan ($88 565 [95% CI $83 607-$93 524]) backgrounds. Medical students who came from rural backgrounds had the highest mean debt at entry to medical school ($33 053 [95% CI $25 715-$40 391]) compared with their peers from regional ($23 253 [95% CI $16 621-$29 885]) and metropolitan ($22 053 [95% CI $17 344-$26 762]) backgrounds. Students of rural origin also had parents whose mean income ($104 024 [95% CI $75 976-$132 173]) was significantly lower than the mean parental income of their peers who originated from regional ($143 167 [95% CI $119 898-$166 435]) and metropolitan ($150 339 [95% CI $135 241-165 438]) centres. Rising tuition and subsequent debt may be affecting the diversity of medical students' backgrounds. Financial programs dedicated to rural-background students and their interest in medicine may become necessary.

  5. Tuition Elasticity of the Demand for Higher Education among Current Students: A Pricing Model.

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    Bryan, Glenn A.; Whipple, Thomas W.

    1995-01-01

    A pricing model is offered, based on retention of current students, that colleges can use to determine appropriate tuition. A computer-based model that quantifies the relationship between tuition elasticity and projected net return to the college was developed and applied to determine an appropriate tuition rate for a small, private liberal arts…

  6. 25 CFR 170.176 - Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training?

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    2011-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian... tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training? Tribes can get tuition and scholarship assistance for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training from the following...

  7. 25 CFR 170.176 - Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian... tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training? Tribes can get tuition and scholarship assistance for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training from the following...

  8. 25 CFR 170.176 - Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian... tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training? Tribes can get tuition and scholarship assistance for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training from the following...

  9. 25 CFR 170.176 - Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian... tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training? Tribes can get tuition and scholarship assistance for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training from the following...

  10. 25 CFR 170.176 - Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training?

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    2014-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Where can tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian... tribes get scholarships and tuition for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training? Tribes can get tuition and scholarship assistance for Indian LTAP-sponsored education and training from the following...

  11. Analysis of Organizational Architectures for the Air Force Tuition Assistance Program

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    2003-03-01

    FORCE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THESIS Krista Zimmerman LaPietra AFIT/GOR/ENS/03-15 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR UNIVERSITY AIR...ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR THE AIR FORCE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THESIS Presented to the Faculty Department...ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR THE AIR FORCE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Krista Zimmerman LaPietra, BS

  12. Report of the Temporary Task Force on the Tuition Assistance Program.

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    New York State Higher Education Services Corp., Albany.

    This report contains recommendations for changes to New York's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to be considered during the 1997 legislative session. It outlines the principal options addressed by the task force, the historical context of the TAP, and the cost of meeting full tuition and non-tuition allowances through state and federal grants and…

  13. Beyond the Sticker Price: A Closer Look at Canadian University Tuition Fees

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    Usher, Alex

    2006-01-01

    At some point every August, Statistics Canada releases its annual tuition fee report. Statistics Canada's numbers are accurate, so far as they go. The weighted provincial and national fee totals accurately reflect the amount of tuition charged by institution. And yet, the tuition report is at the same time a completely inadequate tool for…

  14. Some Factors Being Overlooked as We Increase Tuition at Our Public Senior Institutions.

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    Graziano, Anthony F.

    Tuition increases in Illinois public senior institutions are reviewed in light of factors being overlooked. These factors suggest the new emphasis on tuition could (1) spiral into higher tuition in the future, (2) create increased state response to provide financial support for students who would otherwise find higher charges a barrier to…

  15. Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2007-2008: Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2007

    2007-01-01

    This annual report provides detailed information concerning tuition and mandatory fees at public higher institutions in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE's) 15-state region, including an institution-by-institution historical review of tuition changes from year to year as well as a 10-year average. Also included are…

  16. An Investigation of Student Response to a Potential Tuition Cap Increase at Casper College

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    Davis, Elizabeth; Aitchison, Thomas; Allen, Eric; Gomez, Carrie; Laird, Sheree; Raczynska, Kaja

    2015-01-01

    Wyoming Community College Commission policy currently states any student enrolled for more than 12 credit hours will be charged tuition for only 12 credit hours. This policy is referred to as the tuition cap. In November 2010, the commission discussed increasing the tuition cap to 15 credits. An increase from 12 to 15 credits would have…

  17. Beyond the Sticker Shock 2008: A Closer Look at Canadian Tuition Fees. An EPI Policy Paper

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    Usher, Alex; Duncan, Patrick

    2008-01-01

    In 2006 the Educational Policy Institute released the first edition of "Beyond the Sticker Price: A Closer Look at Canadian University Tuition Fees." The report presented a new way by which to look at the prices and costs associated with university tuition, an alternative to the annual tuition fee report produced by Statistics Canada…

  18. Evaluating the Policies that Lead to Substantial Tuition Variation at Public Land-Grant Universities

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    Burgess, Brent Alexander

    2009-01-01

    Since the 1980's, the tuition at public colleges and universities has increased at a rate far beyond that of normal inflation. During this period, many public institutions have increased their tuitions exponentially, while others have chosen or been able to retain stable and relatively inexpensive tuition rates. The aim of this study was to…

  19. Affordability: Family Incomes and Net Prices at Highly Selective Private Colleges and Universities. Discussion Paper No. 66r

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    Hill, Catharine; Winston, Gordon; Boyd, Stephanie

    2004-01-01

    College tuition is frequently compared, in press and politics, to the US median family income. That is, however, a highly misleading benchmark since schools with need-based financial aid rarely charge students from median income families the reported sticker price. Working from the financial aid records of individual students at twenty-eight…

  20. Access: Net Prices, Affordability, and Equity at a Highly Selective College. Discussion Paper.

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    Hill, Catherine B.; Winston, Gordon C.

    All of the financial aid decisions at Williams College (Williamstown, Massachusetts) for the past 14 years--nearly 14,000 of them--were reviewed to see how much students actually paid for tuition, room, board, and fees to go to that highly selective and expensive school, their net prices. Williams practices need-blind admission with full…

  1. Students' Perspectives on a Gap-Funded Program: The Community Scholarship Program of McCracken County, Kentucky

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    Hlinka, Karen R.; Gericke, Kevin L.; Akin, S. Renea; Stephenson, Lisa G.

    2018-01-01

    In 2010, McCracken County, Kentucky implemented the Community Scholarship Program (CSP) to provide graduates of high schools in the county an opportunity to receive a tuition-free community college education. Quantitative data was collected throughout the various stages of student progress through the program. As the first cohort of CSP students…

  2. Community Education in Montana. The Broadview Model.

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    Lewis, Ray

    Four counties and five adjacent towns are served by the Broadview, Montana (population 100), community education program begun in 1978. A one mill tax levy and a 3-year Mott fund seed grant allowed for tuition courses in 1979-80; in 1981, a $5 per course fee will be charged. The majority of courses are taught in the school and are designed to…

  3. Aligning Aid with Enrollment: Interim Findings on Aid Like a Paycheck. Full Report

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    Weissman, Evan; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Baldiga, Amanda

    2017-01-01

    Evidence shows that financial aid increases college enrollment. For many students at low-cost community colleges, this aid is intended to cover more than tuition and fees; after those are paid, the remainder is paid out, or "refunded," to students to help with their living expenses while they are enrolled in school. Often, however, the…

  4. Aligning Aid with Enrollment: Interim Findings on Aid Like a Paycheck. Executive Summary

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    Weissman, Evan; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Baldiga, Amanda

    2017-01-01

    Evidence shows that financial aid increases college enrollment. For many students at low-cost community colleges, this aid is intended to cover more than tuition and fees; after those are paid, the remainder is paid out, or "refunded," to students to help with their living expenses while they are enrolled in school. Often, however, the…

  5. Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts after One Year. NCEE 2017-4022

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    Dynarski, Mark; Rui, Ning; Webber, Ann; Gutmann, Babette

    2017-01-01

    The District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) was created by Congress to provide tuition vouchers to low-income parents who want their child to attend a private school. The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act of 2011 also mandated an evaluation of the OSP program. This report examines impacts one year after…

  6. Teaching Life Sciences to English Second Language Learners: What Do Teachers Do?

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    Ferreira, Johanna G.

    2011-01-01

    South Africa has eleven official languages and legally learners receive tuition in their mother tongue until the end of Grade 3. From then on teachers are required to teach through the medium of English or Afrikaans. The implication is that the majority of learners in the senior secondary school phase study Life Sciences in their second language,…

  7. The Demand for Higher Education Facing an Individual Institution

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    Ghali, Moheb; And Others

    1977-01-01

    A model is used to analyze the choices made by a sample of high school graduates in Hawaii and estimates of the price elasticity and the cross-price elasticities of demand for enrollment at the University of Hawaii are obtained. Findings show that the demand is quite inelastic and that changes in tuition will not affect enrollment appreciably.…

  8. A Simulation of an Income Contingent Tuition Scheme in a Transition Economy

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    Vodopivec, Milan

    2009-01-01

    The paper takes advantage of exceptionally rich longitudinal data on the universe of labor force participants in Slovenia and simulates the working of an income contingent loan scheme that seeks to recover part of schooling costs. The simulations show that under the base variant (where the target cost recovery rate is 20% and the contribution rate…

  9. High School Students Learning University Level Computer Science on the Web: A Case Study of the "DASK"-Model

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    Grandell, Linda

    2005-01-01

    Computer science is becoming increasingly important in our society. Meta skills, such as problem solving and logical and algorithmic thinking, are emphasized in every field, not only in the natural sciences. Still, largely due to gaps in tuition, common misunderstandings exist about the true nature of computer science. These are especially…

  10. Physicians with MBA degrees: change agents for healthcare improvement.

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    Lazarus, Arthur

    2010-01-01

    Increasingly, physicians gravitating toward the fields of quality improvement and healthcare management are seeking MBA degrees to supplement their medical training. Approximately half of all U.S. medical schools offer combined MD-MBA degrees, and numerous executive MBA programs exist for physicians in practice. Physicians who enter management are considered change agents for healthcare improvement, yet they receive little support and encouragement from their medical teachers and practicing colleagues. This situation can be rectified by placing greater value on the role of business-trained physicians and subsidizing their tuition for business school.

  11. Indexing Tuition to Cost of Education: The Impact on Students and Institutions. AIR Forum 1981 Paper.

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    Viehland, Dennis W.; And Others

    The emerging trend in state higher education finance policy to use and index to establish tuition and fee levels at public institutions was studied, based on a 1980 national survey of tuition-setting policies. It was found that, increasingly, states are adopting indexing to cost of education as an established policy for determining tuition: 14…

  12. A Descriptive Study of the Tuition Reimbursement Policies of Ten Major Corporations in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

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    Lidstrom, Kermit

    This study was conducted to learn about the impact and extent of Corporate Tuition Reimbursement (CTR) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Tuition is a factor in Ohio because tuition is charged in the community colleges. Literature on the trends in income sources in higher education and the shift to older part-time students are reviewed. Ten CTR policies of…

  13. Financial impact of community-based dental education.

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    Bailit, Howard L

    2010-10-01

    The financial impact of community-based dental education on dental school and community clinic budgets is a major issue. The evidence suggests that community experiences for dental students of fifty or more days, if effectively managed, can increase school net revenues due to the following factors: 1) the community rotations increase student productivity, approximating the loss of dental school clinical income; 2) the reallocation of unused clinical resources at the dental school reduces student clinic deficits; 3) schools and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that share surplus student patient revenues generate additional net income; and 4) enrollment of more students without additional new facilities and faculty increases total school tuition revenues. For FQHC dental clinics, student rotations increase the number of patients treated and may generate surplus revenues. Community-based dental education also provides schools and clinics important non-financial advantages.

  14. Tuition Edges upward at Private Colleges.

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    Brownstein, Andrew

    2001-01-01

    Discusses how many private colleges plan to raise tuition for next year by more than the rate of inflation, and more than the increases of recent years. Explores several institutions' reasoning on setting tuition levels. (EV)

  15. A Modest Proposal: The Individual Tuition Account.

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    Hull, Roger H.

    1989-01-01

    A cooperative, interinstitutional plan offering individual tuition accounts based on lump-sum payments as a means of saving for college expenses is proposed as an alternative to loan options, savings bonds, and tuition futures. (MSE)

  16. Rethinking the Federal-State Partnership for Free Community College: Early Indicators from Oregon. State-Federal Partnerships in Postsecondary Education

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    Cannon, Ben; Joyalle, Jennifer

    2016-01-01

    In 2015, the Oregon Legislature took a bold and highly visible step toward this goal by enacting the Oregon Promise Program (ORP), which was framed as providing "tuition-free" community college to qualified recent high school graduates. The effort garnered national headlines, putting Oregon in league with just a handful of other states…

  17. The Fiscal Impact of a Tuition Assistance Grant for Virginia's Special Education Students. Parent Choice Issues in the State

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    Aud, Susan L.

    2007-01-01

    Parents of students with disabilities face a number of difficult choices in determining how to get the best education for their children. Too often, the special education system in public schools fails its students. Parents must become both experts and advocates for their children in order to navigate a burdensome maze of regulations to fight for…

  18. 5 Best Practices for Building Your Portal in a Web 2.0 World

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    Villano, Matt

    2008-01-01

    Not that many years back, portals were nothing more than splash pages from which users could click on links to navigate a school's web-based resources. Today, however, they are much more: single sign-on gateways that easily enable users to do everything from pay tuition and view transcripts, to purchase parking permits, and sell used books. Still,…

  19. Doing away with Debt: Using Existing Resources to Ensure College Affordability for Low and Middle-Income Families. [Executive Summary

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    Education Trust, 2013

    2013-01-01

    America's financial-aid system has become almost impossible to navigate and burdensome for those who need it most. Tuition and fees are skyrocketing, forcing almost half of college-going students to borrow. Low and middle-income students are taking on frightening levels of debt. Bachelor's degree recipients leave school with an average of $26,600…

  20. Presbyterian Patriots: The Historical Context of the Shared History and Prevalent Ideologies of Delaware’s Ulster-Scots who took up Arms in the American Revolution

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    2009-05-01

    Reformation principles of Calvin‘s made the leap from the theological to the political: Free inquiry (the ability to read and understand the Bible ...Latin and Greek, possibly Hebrew ), philosophy and divinity. 74 The school was also open to all. Advertisements boasted cheap tuition (board was

  1. Not Separate, but Not Quite Equal: Undocumented High School Students, Dual Enrollment, Non-Resident College Tuition and the Dream of a College Education

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    Laurin, Joel

    2013-01-01

    Immigration status and educational opportunities are at the forefront of the current national conversation regarding "DREAMers": children of immigrants brought to the United States at a young age who lack legal status but are raised and educated in the American system. In 2006, Arizona voters passed Proposition 300, in part prohibiting…

  2. How Much Ivory Does This Tower Need? What We Spend on, and Get from, Higher Education. Policy Analysis. No. 686

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    McCluskey, Neal

    2011-01-01

    It is commonly asserted, especially by people within higher education, that the American Ivory Tower is strapped for cash and tightfisted taxpayers are to blame. Taxpayer support for postsecondary education has long been in decline, this narrative goes, and has forced schools to continually raise tuition to make up for the losses. Tallying…

  3. The Fiscal Impact of a Corporate & Individual Tax Credit Scholarship Program on the State of Indiana. School Choice Issues in the State

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    Stuit, David

    2009-01-01

    Indiana legislators are currently debating the merits of a proposal to adopt a statewide tuition scholarship tax credit program. The proposed program would make available $5 million in tax credits that businesses and individuals could claim by making donations to non-profit Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). SGO donations would be matched…

  4. Tuition and Mandatory Charges at Maryland Public Institutions of Higher Education. A Report to the Joint Chairmen of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and House Appropriations Committee, 1982 Session.

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    McKeown, Mary

    Information on tuition and fee charges at Maryland public colleges and universities since funding year (FY) 1973 and the results of a survey on other states' tuition policies are presented. In addition, current Maryland practice is examined and compared with those other states. In Maryland's public 4-year institutions, tuition and mandatory…

  5. Wisdom Needed.

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    Lapovsky, Lucie

    1998-01-01

    Results of the National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual survey (n=340 institutions) of institutional aid to students (tuition discounting) are summarized. Data include an analysis of tuition patterns, freshman tuition discount rates, undergraduate discount rates, class differences, and relationships among variables…

  6. Say Goodbye to Delinquent Tuition.

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    Gardner, Daniel D.

    1999-01-01

    Outlines an approach to better collection of delinquent college tuition that connects students with outstanding tuition to lenders. Suggests criteria for selecting an appropriate lender, and highlights benefits both for student motivation to repay debts and for institutional cash flow. (MSE)

  7. Taxonomy of Tuition Discounting.

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    Allan, Ronald Gage

    1999-01-01

    Reviews issues surrounding college tuition discounting, and outlines sources of confusion, defines various discount types, provides historical background prior to recent changes in fund accounting rules, describes the new rules' impact, outlines different uses of tuition discounting by three groups, and applies the accumulated definitions to an…

  8. 30 CFR 42.10 - Tuition fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... REQUIREMENTS NATIONAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACADEMY Tuition Fees § 42.10 Tuition fees. The National Mine... attending Academy courses, except employees of Federal, State, or local governments, persons attending the... the Agency's judgment, contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or management of a function or...

  9. A Statistical Analysis of the Effect of the Navy’s Tuition Assistance Program: Do Distance Learning Classes Make a Difference?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-03-01

    ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF THE NAVY’S TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM : DO DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES MAKE A DIFFERENCE? by Jeremy P. McLaughlin March...TYPE AND DATES COVERED Master’s Thesis 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE A Statistical Analysis of the Effect of the Navy’s Tuition Assistance Program : Do...200 words) This thesis analyzes the impact of participation in the Navy’s Tuition Assistance (TA) program on the retention of first-term Navy

  10. 75 FR 45205 - Proposed Information Collection (Application for Educational Assistance to Supplement Tuition...

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    2010-08-02

    ... techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Title: Application for Educational Assistance... (Application for Educational Assistance to Supplement Tuition Assistance) Activity: Comment Request AGENCY... information needed to determine claimants' eligibility for educational assistance to supplement tuition...

  11. 78 FR 29437 - Proposed Information Collection (Application for Educational Assistance To Supplement Tuition...

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    2013-05-20

    ... techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Title: Application for Educational Assistance... (Application for Educational Assistance To Supplement Tuition Assistance) Activity: Comment Request AGENCY... information needed to determine claimants' eligibility for educational assistance to supplement tuition...

  12. Tuition Discounting and Socioeconomic Diversity at Larger Private Universities

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    Reinoehl, Jason K.; Kowalski, Theodore J.

    2015-01-01

    Tuition discounting is a tactic deployed by many private four-year institutions as a means for enhancing either tuition revenue or institutional image. This study examines associations between "socioeconomic diversity" and two aspects of institutional grants--"freshman discount rate" and "freshman grant recipient discount…

  13. Tuition Discounting in Challenging Times.

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    Hubbell, Loren Loomis; Lapovsky, Lucie

    2002-01-01

    The twelfth annual tuition discounting survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) revealed that tuition discounts are up slightly; it also provided data on participation rates, grant levels, distribution changes, correlation with endowments, shifts on the horizon, and other significant changes. (EV)

  14. The High Cost of College: Is Tech Part of the Problem or the Solution?

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    Waters, John K.

    2012-01-01

    The news these days is filled with headlines lamenting the high cost of college. Tuition and board at top schools now exceed $50,000 per year. Upon graduation, the average student is $25,250 in the red, according to a report from the Project on Student Debt, while the total of the nation's college debt now exceeds $1 trillion. So what exactly is…

  15. BC International-Student K-12 Enrolment and Tuition Fees in Decline: Update, 2009-10. BCTF Research Report. Section V. 2011-EF-01

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    Kuehn, Larry; Field, Anne

    2011-01-01

    The years of ever-increasing revenue from international students appear to have come to an end. Data show that the number of international students and the revenue they generated rose annually throughout the first years of the past decade; however, enrolment and associated fee revenue for school districts reached its highest level in 2007-2008,…

  16. Student Expectations of the Financial Returns to Higher Education in the Czech Republic and England: Evidence from Business Schools

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    Anchor, John R.; Fiserova, Jana; Marsikova, Katerina; Urbanek, Vaclav

    2011-01-01

    In this paper, the short-cut method is used to estimate expected rates of financial returns to higher education in the Czech Republic and a modified version of the method is used to suit the current English system of deferred tuition fees. First year university students were asked to estimate their expected earnings with and without a university…

  17. Research Laboratory for Engineering and Tehnology (ReLEnT)-Summer Program

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    Okhio, Cyril B.

    1996-01-01

    During the fiscal years 1994-1995 students at Central State University (CSU) have worked diligently under the supervision of the PI and associates to plan, design and conduct a four-week hands on summer program for high school students in grades 9 to 12. These workshops consists of experiments and computer aided design and manufacturing, designed to constructively stimulate interests in engineering and technology, and promote enrollment at CSU after they matriculate from high school. The experience gained in two years will be utilized to realize one of the deliverables for CSU engineering program during 1996. In FY-96 a new total of 30 students are now being interviewed for the 1996 program. This grant also provides resource for students enrolled in CSU's engineering program to work as undergraduate research assistants and ReLEnT tuition scholarship awards. These students are involved in the development of research, design projects, workshop procedures, laboratory exercises and seminars. Undergraduate students receiving tuition scholarships are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Finally, the ReLEnT award has made it possible for CSU to acquire some experimental and CFD capability which now provides us with the opportunity to compete and respond to RFP's on a competitive basis and a timely manner.

  18. Low-Income Engineering Students: Considering Financial Aid and Differential Tuition

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    George-Jackson, Casey E.; Rincon, Blanca; Martinez, Mariana G.

    2012-01-01

    This paper explores the relationship between tuition differentials and low-income students in Engineering fields at two public, research-intensive universities. Although current reports indicate the need for increased participation within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, rising tuition prices at the university…

  19. College Tuition and Perceptions of Private University Quality

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    Tang, Thomas Li-Ping; Tang, David Shin-Hsiung; Tang, Cindy Shin-Yi

    2004-01-01

    This research employs institutional characteristics and market-related factors to predict undergraduate students' tuition at 190 private colleges and universities in the USA. Results showed that the strongest correlations among variables for college tuition were reputation ranking and SAT scores. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression…

  20. Price Elasticity of Per-Credit-Hour Tuition Charges and the Effects on Four-Year Graduation Rates.

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    DeMoranville, Carol W.; O'Donnell, Paula Bogott

    2001-01-01

    Examined whether changing tuition rates to a sliding scale based on the number of credit hours taken will increase 4-year graduation rates. Found that a sliding tuition rate scale does not increase 4-year graduation rates. (EV)

  1. Policy implications of assessing the impact of community-based education on dental school finances.

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    Brown, L Jackson; Bailit, Howard L

    2011-10-01

    Dental schools are hard pressed to find the resources to adequately fund their mission of education, research, and service. Over the years, schools have tried to make up for the loss in public funds by increasing student tuition, increasing enrollment, and reducing the growth in faculty and staff salaries and program costs. Unfortunately, these strategies have not solved the financial problems. Declining resources are threatening the future of dental education. Data presented in this report attempt to answer the following question: will community-based dental education restore the fiscal health of dental schools and provide students an equal or better education? By reducing the number of chairs per student and developing revenue-sharing relationships with community clinics, community-based dental education offers a realistic option for putting dental schools on a solid financial footing.

  2. Tuition Discounting for Revenue Management

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    Hillman, Nicholas W.

    2012-01-01

    Over the past decade, institutionally-funded financial aid (or "tuition discounts") have been the fastest-growing item within most public four-year college and university operating budgets. One explanation for this trend is due to the changing structure of public colleges' revenue streams, as tuition and fees have replaced state appropriations as…

  3. State Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies: For Public Colleges and Universities, 2010-11

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    Bell, Allison C.; Carnahan, Julie; L'Orange, Hans P.

    2011-01-01

    This report, "State Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies for Public Colleges and Universities: 2010-11", examines the philosophies, policies, and procedures that influence decision-making regarding public college and university tuition, student fees, and student financial aid programs. This report also provides information…

  4. States' Average College Tuition.

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    Eglin, Joseph J., Jr.; And Others

    This report presents statistical data on trends in tuition costs from 1980-81 through 1995-96. The average tuition for in-state undergraduate students of 4-year public colleges and universities for academic year 1995-96 was approximately 8.9 percent of median household income. This figure was obtained by dividing the students' average annual…

  5. The Dilemma of the Tuition-Driven College

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    Dehne, Gerald; Small, Christopher

    2006-01-01

    The term "tuition driven" no longer pertains only to private colleges. As state appropriations to public universities dwindle, more colleges are relying to a greater degree on keeping classes full in order to generate revenue. The fact is, virtually all institutions are essentially tuition driven. Although trustees generally understand what being…

  6. Tuition May Outpace the Rate of Inflation for 10th Year in a Row.

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    Evangelauf, Jean

    1990-01-01

    Early announcements show many colleges are raising tuition 5 to 11 percent, squeezed by pressures to keep costs down and spend more to improve educational quality. A federal investigation of possible tuition price-fixing at 56 institutions has also increased anxiety among administrators. (MSE)

  7. Relief for the Tuition Migraine.

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    Settel, John F.

    1990-01-01

    No matter what the rationale for high tuition, unless it is controlled, the average American family will not be able to afford a private college or university education. What is needed is a flexible tuition prepayment plan built on cooperation between private institutions, the federal government, and investment firms. Requirements of a successful…

  8. Who Benefits from Tuition Discounts at Public Universities?

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    Hillman, Nicholas W.

    2010-01-01

    This article uses data from the 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to provide insight about the range of tuition discounting practices at public institutions. Specifically, it examines the characteristics of students who receive tuition discounts from public four-year colleges and universities. A binary logistic regression is applied to…

  9. Tuition Discounting to Optimize Enrollment and Revenue

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    Parrott, Sarah A.

    2008-01-01

    As the borders between higher education systems continue to erode and competition for qualified students increases, many institutions are exploring variable pricing options, known in the USA as "tuition discounting." The goal of tuition discounting is to use institutional funds to attract and retain desired students while maximizing net…

  10. 42 CFR 136.373 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.373 Section 136.373... J-8-Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.373 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  11. 42 CFR 136.323 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.323 Section 136.323... J-3-Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.323 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  12. 42 CFR 136.323 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.323 Section 136.323... J-3-Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.323 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  13. 42 CFR 136.323 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.323 Section 136.323... J-3-Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.323 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  14. 42 CFR 136.323 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.323 Section 136.323... J-3-Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.323 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  15. 42 CFR 136.373 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.373 Section 136.373... J-8-Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.373 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  16. 42 CFR 136.373 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.373 Section 136.373... J-8-Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.373 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  17. 42 CFR 136.373 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.373 Section 136.373... J-8-Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.373 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  18. 42 CFR 136.323 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.323 Section 136.323... J-3-Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.323 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  19. 42 CFR 136.373 - Scholarship and tuition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Scholarship and tuition. 136.373 Section 136.373... J-8-Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program for Indians § 136.373 Scholarship and tuition. (a) Scholarship grant awards under this subdivision shall consist of: (1) A stipend of $400 per month...

  20. Do Students Need a Deferred Tuition Payment Plan?

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    Duplass, James A.

    1984-01-01

    Wayne State University's experiences in altering its deferred tuition payment plan to improve cash flow but not adversely affect enrollment are outlined and analyzed. The new plan saved money for the university and encouraged early registration, and most students opted to prepay tuition, saving the late payment fee. (MSE)

  1. 42 CFR 61.11 - Payments: Tuition and other expenses.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payments: Tuition and other expenses. 61.11 Section 61.11 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.11 Payments: Tuition and other expenses. (a...

  2. 42 CFR 61.10 - Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. 61.10 Section 61.10 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. The...

  3. 42 CFR 61.11 - Payments: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Payments: Tuition and other expenses. 61.11 Section 61.11 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.11 Payments: Tuition and other expenses. (a...

  4. 42 CFR 61.10 - Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. 61.10 Section 61.10 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. The...

  5. 42 CFR 61.11 - Payments: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Payments: Tuition and other expenses. 61.11 Section 61.11 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.11 Payments: Tuition and other expenses. (a...

  6. 42 CFR 61.11 - Payments: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Payments: Tuition and other expenses. 61.11 Section 61.11 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.11 Payments: Tuition and other expenses. (a...

  7. 42 CFR 61.10 - Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. 61.10 Section 61.10 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. The...

  8. 42 CFR 61.11 - Payments: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payments: Tuition and other expenses. 61.11 Section 61.11 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.11 Payments: Tuition and other expenses. (a...

  9. 42 CFR 61.10 - Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. 61.10 Section 61.10 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. The...

  10. 42 CFR 61.10 - Benefits: Tuition and other expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 42 Public Health 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. 61.10 Section 61.10 Public Health PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Regular Fellowships § 61.10 Benefits: Tuition and other expenses. The...

  11. Higher Education Tuition for Optimal Educational Returns.

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    Correa, Hector

    1998-01-01

    An elementary mathematical model is used to analyze tuition and privatization policies for higher education institutions. One finding is that an appropriate tuition can increase the social income of alumni. Another salient finding is that some of the model's results are counterintuitive, suggesting its utility in decision making. Methodological…

  12. The Demand for Higher Education: Pennsylvania's Nonresident Tuition Experience.

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    Noorbakhsh, Abbas; Culp, David

    2002-01-01

    Explores the estimation of tuition elasticity of resident and nonresident demand for higher education in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Finds that nonresident demand is price elastic, thus explaining the 40 percent decline in nonresident enrollment between 1991 and 1996 after average nonresident tuition increased nearly 20…

  13. Anatomy of a Tuition Freeze: The Case of Ontario

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    Rexe, Deanna

    2015-01-01

    Using two conceptual frameworks from political science--Kingdon's (2003) multiple streams model and the advocacy coalition framework (Sabatier & Jenkins-Smith, 1993)--this case study examines the detailed history of a major tuition policy change in Ontario in 2004: a tuition freeze. The paper explores the social, political, and economic…

  14. Institutions Devise New Ways to Help Families Meet College Costs.

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    Klinger, Donna J.

    1986-01-01

    Colleges are offering innovative financing plans, some risky, that allow families to pay college costs in a rational manner and in turn keep enrollment up. They include tuition futures plans, electronic funds transfer, gift certificates, credit card payments, megaloans, tuition stabilization plans, institutional loans, tuition matching, and…

  15. Erie Community College. Report.

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    Barber, Jerry

    This document presents the findings of the Office of the State Comptroller of New York regarding the audit of the records and procedures used in administering the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Supplemental Tuition Assistance Program (STAP) at Erie Community College. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide tuition aid to eligible…

  16. Is it intelligent to intercalate? A two centre cross-sectional study exploring the value of intercalated degrees, and the possible effects of the recent tuition fee rise in England.

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    Stubbs, Timothy Alan; Lightman, Elewys G; Mathieson, Peter

    2013-01-24

    To explore the value of intercalated degrees, including student perceptions and academic sequelae. To gauge the likely effect of the recent tuition fee rise and to identify any differences in intercalated degrees between Bristol and Sheffield universities. Cross-sectional study using questionnaires. Bristol and Sheffield Medical Schools, UK. 1484 medical students in their clinical years were e-mailed the questionnaire. 578 students responded: 291 from Bristol and 287 from Sheffield (n=578; mean age=22.41; SD 1.944; 38.9% male; 61.1% female). The response rate from previous intercalators was 52.5% from Bristol and 58.7% from Sheffield, while for non-intercalators it was 27.7% and 34.6%, respectively. (1) Student preconceptions, opinions, results and academic sequelae from intercalated degrees at both centres. (2) Students' attitudes concerning the effect of the increase in tuition fees. Those with clinical academic supervisors gained significantly more posters (p=0.0002) and publications (p<0.0001), and also showed a trend to gain more first class honours (p=0.055). Students at Sheffield had a significantly greater proportion of clinical academic supervisors than students at Bristol (p<0.0001). 89.2% said that an intercalated degree was the right decision for them; however, only 27.4% stated they would have intercalated if fees had been £9000 per annum. Students clearly value intercalated degrees, feel they gained a substantial advantage over their peers as well as skills helpful for their future careers. The rise in tuition fees is likely to reduce the number of medical students opting to undertake an intercalated degree, and could result in a further reduction in numbers following an academic path. Sheffield University have more intercalating students supervised by clinical academics. Clinical academics appear more effective as supervisors for medical students undertaking an intercalated degree in terms of results and additional academic sequelae.

  17. Many Private Colleges Are Boasting of Smallest Tuition Increases in Years.

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    Reisberg, Leo

    1998-01-01

    As part of a broader trend to cut costs and remain affordable, many private colleges are keeping tuition increases to a minimum. Institutions are cutting operating expenses and reducing financial aid, while trying to raise faculty salaries and install new technology. Nonetheless, many of the smaller tuition hikes still outpace inflation. (MSE)

  18. Dividing Time between Work and Study: Are Tuition Fees a Factor?

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    Peng, Amy; Yang, Ling

    2010-01-01

    This article examines whether rising tuition fees for post-secondary education are a contributing factor in students' labour market decisions. When labour market decisions for total number of working hours and for participation were measured, the results suggested that concerns about increased tuition fees leading to more work and compromising…

  19. Tuition Trends at High and Very High Public Research Universities, 1999-2009

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    Micceri, Theodore

    2010-01-01

    Historically, Florida has emphasized access for citizens in setting undergraduate resident tuition for the State University System (SUS). Figure 3 and Figure 6 depict the long-term effects of this, as Florida's undergraduate resident tuition and required fees, among high (RUH) and very high (RUVH) public research universities, have remained second…

  20. Tuition Seen Likely to Outpace Inflation for Ninth Straight Year.

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    Evangelauf, Jean

    1989-01-01

    Many colleges are announcing tuition rises of 7 percent to 10 percent, with costs continuing to rise. While the public has accepted tuition increases so far, there is concern that private institutions will price themselves out of the market. Several universities are beginning a new pricing policy favoring returning students. (MSE)

  1. Is College Pricing Power Pro-Cyclical?

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    Altringer, Levi; Summers, Jeffrey

    2015-01-01

    We define pricing power as a college's ability to increase its net tuition revenue by raising its sticker-price for tuition. The greater is the positive effect of sticker-price increases on net tuition revenue, the greater is the pricing power. We gauge variation in the pricing power of private, non-profit baccalaureate colleges by estimating this…

  2. Market Distortion and the Tuition Pricing Mechanism of Higher Education in China

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    Huang, Wei; Wu, Haiquan

    2008-01-01

    Higher education in the market economy is inevitable affected by the higher education market. The tuition of higher education in china had become the personal price performance of higher education in certain degrees and exerts some certain functions of price mechanism. Because the higher education market distortion that tuition pricing cannot…

  3. Determining a Relationship between Higher Education Financial Position and Tuition Discount Rates

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    Browning, Julianna

    2013-01-01

    Institutions have increased the practice of tuition discounting, that is, the strategic use of price discrimination. During the past 30 years, both the average percent discount given to students and the proportion of students receiving tuition breaks have increased. As this practice has increased, there are financial determinants and implications…

  4. Nonresident Tuition and Fees at SUNY. Rates, Policies, and Consequences

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    Abbey, Craig W.; Armour-Garb, Allison

    2010-01-01

    To inform the discussion of out-of-state tuition, SUNY officials asked the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government to conduct a study that addresses three questions. First, how do SUNY's undergraduate nonresident tuition and fees compare to those charged by comparable higher education institutions? Second, what is known about the effects of…

  5. Affordable Online Maths Tuition: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary

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    Torgerson, Carole; Ainsworth, Hannah; Buckley, Hannah; Hampden-Thompson, Gillen; Hewitt, Catherine; Humphry, Deborah; Jefferson, Laura; Mitchell, Natasha; Torgerson, David

    2016-01-01

    "Affordable Online Maths Tuition" is a one-to-one tutoring programme where pupils receive maths tuition over the internet from trained maths graduates in India and Sri Lanka. It is delivered by the organisation Third Space Learning (TSL). Tutors and pupils communicate using video calling and a secure virtual classroom. Before each…

  6. The Tuition Advance Fund: An Analysis Prepared for Boston University.

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    Botsford, Keith

    Three models for anlayzing the Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) are examined. The three models are: projections by the Institute for Demographic and Economic Studies (IDES), projections by Data Resources, Inc. (DRI), and the Tuition Advance Fund Simulation (TAFSIM) models from Boston University. Analysis of the TAF is based on enrollment, price, and…

  7. The International Market for MBA Qualifications: The Relationship between Tuition Fees and Applications

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    Elliott, Caroline; Soo, Kwok Tong

    2013-01-01

    This paper explores the relationship between tuition fees charged by MBA programmes and the number of applications to these programmes, using a panel dataset comprising universities from countries across the world. Using Three-Stage-Least-Squares methods for simultaneous equations, we find a two-way relationship between tuition fees and…

  8. A Polychoric Correlation to Identify the Principle Component in Classifying Single Tuition Fee Capabilities on the Students Socio-Economic Database

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    Yustanti, W.; Anistyasari, Y.

    2018-01-01

    The government has issued the regulation number 55 of 2013 about the enactment of a single tuition fee based on the socio-economic conditions of each student. All public universities are required to implement this policy. Therefore, each university needs to create a formulation that can be used to categorize a student into which cost group. The results of the data collection found that the parameters used to determine the classification of tuition fees between one universities with another are different. In this research, taken a sampling of student data at one public university which is using 43 predictor variables and 8 categories of single tuition. The sample data used are socioeconomic data of students of 2016 and 2017 classes received through public university entrance selections. The results of this study reveal that from 43 variables, there are 16 variables which are the most significant in influencing single tuition category with goodness-of-fit index is 0.866. This value means that the proposed model can indicate student’s ability to pay the tuition fee.

  9. Comparing the Performance of Resident to Distance Learning Student Navy Officers at Naval Postgraduate School

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    2015-03-01

    Officer of Institutional Research and Planning xv PCS Permanent Change of Station PII Personally Identifiable Information PO Provost Oversight QPR...Strong Vocational Interest Blank SWO Surface Warfare Officer TA Tuition Assistance TQPR Total Quality Point Rating USNA United States Naval Academy...individual’s personal motivation and professional potential. Earning a master’s degree can be considered an unofficial “check in the box” to many

  10. Post-Secondary Attendance by Parental Income in the U.S. and Canada: What Role for Financial Aid Policy? NBER Working Paper No. 17218

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    Belley, Philippe; Frenette, Marc; Lochner, Lance

    2011-01-01

    This paper examines the implications of tuition and need-based financial aid policies for family income--post-secondary (PS) attendance relationships. We first conduct a parallel empirical analysis of the effects of parental income on PS attendance for recent high school cohorts in both the U.S. and Canada using data from the 1997 Cohort of the…

  11. One approach to architectural acoustics in education

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    Jaffe, J. Christopher

    2003-04-01

    In the fall of 1997, Dean Alan Balfour of the School of Architecture at the Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute asked me to introduce an undergraduate 14 credit certificate course entitled ''Sonics in Architecture.`` Subsequently, the program was expanded to include a Master's Degree in Building Science. This paper discusses the trials and tribulations of building a scientific program in a liberal arts school. In addition, the problem of acquiring the research funds needed to provide tuition assistance for graduate students in Architectural Acoustics is reviewed. Information on the curriculum developed for both the lecture and laboratory courses is provided. I will also share my concerns regarding the teaching methods currently prevalent in many schools of architecture today, and how building science professionals might assist in addressing these issues.

  12. Tuition reduction is the key factor determining tax burden of graduate students under the Tax Cuts and Job Act.

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    Lawston, Patricia M; Parker, Michael T

    2017-01-01

    Background : The proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) has stirred significant public debate on the future of American economics.  While supporters of the plan have championed it as a necessity for economic revitalization, detractors have pointed out areas of serious concern, particularly for low- and middle-income Americans.  One particularly alarming facet of the plan is the radical change to education finance programs and taxation of students in higher education.  Methods :  By analyzing actual income and tuition of a public and a private university student, as well as the 'average' graduate student, we investigated the effect of both the House and Senate versions of H.R. 1 on taxation of students of various family structures.  Results :  Our findings indicate that taxable tuition would be the greatest contributor to graduate student tax burden across all four categories of filing status.  However, when tuition reduction is upheld or a student is on sustaining fees rather than full tuition, graduate students would realize decreases in taxation. Conclusions :  Overall, we conclude that removal of tuition reduction would result in enormous tax burdens for graduate students and their families and that these effects are dependent not only on the status of the student in their degree program but also on their tuition and stipend, and therefore the institution they attend.

  13. Examining Admission Policy Change at a Private, Tuition-Dependent, Baccalaureate Institution in an Urban Setting: A Qualitative Case Study

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    Gage, Christopher B.

    2017-01-01

    Higher education in America is resilient; in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, higher education manages to weather the storm of change, pressure, doubt, and criticism. Consider the following challenges: shifting demographics, escalating tuition, decreased state funding, retention and graduation rates, flat tuition revenue,…

  14. Focus on Price: Trends in Public Higher Education Tuition and State Support.

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    Wittstruck, John R.; Bragg, Stephen M.

    A study examining recent trends in tuition and required fees at public colleges and universities in relation to state support and related economic indicators is summarized. The study addressed (1) the issues that historically have surrounded the price of public higher education; (2) the changes in tuition and required fees, state appropriations,…

  15. 2013-14 Tuition and Fee Rates: A National Comparison

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    Webster, Marc

    2014-01-01

    This is the forty-third report prepared in Washington providing tuition and fee data for flagship institutions, comprehensive institutions, and community colleges. Tuition and fee rates for academic year 2013-14 were collected by staff from the Connecticut Office of Higher Education, who developed an online tool to collect these data from the 50…

  16. Tuition and Financial Aid: Nine Points for Boards to Consider in Keeping College Affordable

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    Baum, Sandy

    2011-01-01

    The headlines report that college tuition is rising rapidly and students are struggling to pay for college. Financial-aid issues have also been in the news lately, with questions about student debt particularly prominent. Non-tuition revenues are weak because of declining state appropriations, depleted endowments, and anemic annual giving. At the…

  17. Net Tuition and Net Price Trends in the United States: 2000-2009

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    Gillen, Andrew; Robe, Jonathan; Garrett, Daniel

    2011-01-01

    While the most visible measure of college costs is published tuition, because of financial aid, this "sticker price" does not necessarily reflect the costs that students and their families actually pay. To the extent that students and their families are concerned about what costs they will need to pay to cover tuition charges, the…

  18. Tuition Discounting: The Impact of Institutionally Funded Financial Aid.

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    Hubbell, Loren Loomis

    This report presents a model and an approach that institutions of higher education can use to analyze and project the impact of endogenous and exogenous factors on both net and gross tuition in the context of the increasing practice of tuition discounting. It is noted that two key questions drive this effort: (1) what influence does gross tuition…

  19. Setting Tuition Levels at Public Institutions: The Case of the University of Washington

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    Johnson, Jane Louise

    1976-01-01

    Contending that the practice of setting tuition levels on the basis of comparison with other institutions is not appropriate, the author proposes that more attention be given to the state's budgetary needs and tax structure, requiring changed attitudes toward taxes and public services. When this is impossible tuition increases will be necessary.…

  20. Student Tuition Models in Private and Public Higher Education.

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    Weathersby, George B.

    This paper presents a mathematical model for use in determining student tuition charges at public and private institutions. This model treats higher education as an economic commodity, with the price to the consumer--in the form of tuition--as an algebraic function of supply, demand, and quality. The model provides one set of solutions to such…

  1. Colleges Undermine Their Value when They Put Tuition "On Sale"

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    Blumenstyk, Goldie

    2009-01-01

    Drexel University is offering laid-off workers a 50-percent discount on tuition at its new graduate campus in California. Davis & Elkins College reduced its price by nearly $15,000 for residents from its home county and six surrounding ones to match the tuition of the state's flagship West Virginia University. And Southern Illinois University at…

  2. Tuition Assistance Usage and First-Term Military Retention.

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    Buddin, Richard; Kapur, Kanika

    Tuition Assistance (TA) is a military-sponsored program that reimburses military members for 75% of the tuition costs of college classes while on active duty in the hope of making military service more attractive to young people and encouraging them to remain in the military. TA's effectiveness was examined by using two models--a bivariate probit…

  3. Tuition Discounting: Institutional Aid Patterns at Public and Private Colleges and Universities. Trends in Higher Education Series

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    Baum, Sandy; Ma, Jennifer

    2010-01-01

    Recent data from the College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges reveal significant variation in institutional aid patterns among colleges and universities. The undergraduate tuition discount rate--the ratio of institutional grant aid to published tuition and fee charges--is higher at private institutions than at public institutions, but there are…

  4. Quality, Tuition, and Applications to In-State Public Colleges

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    McDuff, DeForest

    2007-01-01

    This paper investigates the main determinants of applying to in-state public colleges and universities. I use data from over 500,000 SAT and ACT test takers to examine the roles of college quality and tuition in the college selection decision. I take advantage of the interstate variation in quality and tuition at the public flagship universities…

  5. High-Tuition, High-Loan Financing: Economic Segregation in Postsecondary Education

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    Lillis, Michael P.

    2008-01-01

    Within the past 2 decades, the education services industry has been characterized as going through a period of high tuition with an increased reliance on the use of loan financing. This study examines the impact of this high-tuition, high-loan approach, especially as it relates to the role of socioeconomic status on educational choice within…

  6. Colorado Commission on Higher Education Tuition and Fees Report, Fiscal Year 2010-11

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    Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 2010

    2010-01-01

    This report summarizes the tuition and fee rates Colorado public institutions of higher education charge to resident and nonresident students in Fiscal Year 10-11. While this report focuses on tuition and fee rates charged to undergraduate students, the attached summary tables provide greater detail and information for resident and nonresident…

  7. 26 CFR 25.2503-6 - Exclusion for certain qualified transfer for tuition or medical expenses.

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    2011-04-01

    ... tuition or medical expenses. 25.2503-6 Section 25.2503-6 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Determination of Tax Liability § 25.2503-6 Exclusion for certain qualified transfer for tuition or medical... without regard to the relationship between the donor and the donee. (b) Qualified transfers—(1) Definition...

  8. 26 CFR 25.2503-6 - Exclusion for certain qualified transfer for tuition or medical expenses.

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    2010-04-01

    ... tuition or medical expenses. 25.2503-6 Section 25.2503-6 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Determination of Tax Liability § 25.2503-6 Exclusion for certain qualified transfer for tuition or medical... without regard to the relationship between the donor and the donee. (b) Qualified transfers—(1) Definition...

  9. Fixed-Tuition Pricing: A Solution that May Be Worse than the Problem

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    Morphew, Christopher C.

    2007-01-01

    Fixed-tuition plans, which vary in specifics from institution to institution, rely on a common principle: Students pay the same annual tuition costs over a pre-determined length of time, ostensibly the time required to earn an undergraduate degree. Students, parents, and policymakers are demonstrating growing interest in such plans. At face value,…

  10. An Analysis of the Tuition Advance Fund Bill.

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    The Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) bill is analyzed on theoretical economic grounds, and forecasts of the net costs of the proposed program up to 1990 are offered. The TAF bill proposes the establishment of a new system of college loans as an addition to existing programs to allow students to borrow tuition plus an allowance for other costs. Novel…

  11. Texas Tuition Promise Fund: Using College Savings to Increase College Success. Policy Page

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    Baylor, Don

    2010-01-01

    The old saying, "You have to learn to earn," underscores the importance of investing in higher education. Yet rising tuition, limited financial aid, and a lack of savings keeps college out of reach, and out of mind, for many Texas families, especially low-income families. Although the Legislature created the Texas Tuition Promise Fund…

  12. A Long Path to Divergence: English and Scottish Policies on Tuition Fees

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    Bratberg, Oivind

    2011-01-01

    This article addresses the diverging policies of England and Scotland since 1999 on the issue of tuition fees. While the UK Parliament has introduced (and henceforth enhanced the level of) tuition fees for students at English universities, the Scottish Parliament has refuted fees in two successive stages. In this article I trace the political…

  13. Designing Targeted Educational Voucher Schemes for the Poor in Developing Countries

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    Shafiq, M. Najeeb

    2010-02-01

    A targeted educational voucher scheme (TEVS) is often proposed for the poor in developing countries. Essentially, TEVS involves issuing vouchers to poor households, thus enabling them to pay tuition and fees for their children's schooling at participating non-public schools. However, little is known about TEVS' design in developing countries. This article provides the foundation for constructing a TEVS and conducting subsequent scientific evaluations to support, modify or oppose such a system. Specifically, this article uses three policy instruments to design a TEVS: regulation, support services and finance. Regulation here refers to the rules that must be adhered to by participating households, children and schools. Support services refer to services facilitating the participation of children, households, schools, and financial and political supporters. Finance refers to the value of each voucher, total TEVS costs and sources of finance.

  14. Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2012-2013. Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2012

    2012-01-01

    This annual report updates the tuition and fee prices published by all of the public higher education institutions in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) member states. It is the product of an annual survey administered to the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) offices in each state, with a couple of…

  15. Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2011-2012. Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2011

    2011-01-01

    This annual report updates the tuition and fee prices published by all of the public higher education institutions in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) member states. It is the product of an annual survey administered to the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) offices in each state, with a couple of…

  16. Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2010-2011. Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2010

    2010-01-01

    This annual report updates the tuition and fee prices published by all of the public higher education institutions in the WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) member states. It is the product of an annual survey administered to the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) offices in each state, with a couple of…

  17. 77 FR 76169 - Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable under the Post-9/11 GI Bill

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    .... Correspondence $9,324.89. Post 9/11 Entitlement Charge Amount for Tests Licensing and Certification Tests... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable under the Post... this notice is to inform the public of the increase in the Post-9/11 GI Bill maximum tuition and fee...

  18. Tuition Reductions: A Quantitative Analysis of the Prevalence, Circumstances and Outcomes of an Emerging Pricing Strategy in Higher Education

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    Kottich, Sarah

    2017-01-01

    This study analyzed tuition reductions in the private not-for-profit sector of higher education, utilizing a quantitative descriptive and correlational approach with secondary data analysis. It resulted in a listing of 45 institutions with verified tuition reductions from 2007 to 2017, more than previously thought. It found that the…

  19. The First State Dream Act: In-State Resident Tuition and Immigration in Texas

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    Flores, Stella M.

    2010-01-01

    In 2001, Texas became the first state to pass an in-state resident tuition policy that benefits undocumented immigrant students, a majority of whom are of Latino/a origin. This analysis estimates the effect of the Texas in-state resident tuition policy on students likely to be undocumented. Using a differences-in-differences strategy and two…

  20. Issues 2016: Will Free Tuition Increase the Number of College Graduates? Issue Brief

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    Eden, Max

    2016-01-01

    To increase the number of graduates, a growing number of pundits and politicians favor providing free tuition for students attending public colleges and universities. This proposal is flawed. Affordability is not the main obstacle to getting a degree. There is also a risk that a tuition-free system for public institutions would leave them solely…

  1. Rising College Costs and an Illinois Effort to Control Them: A Preliminary Review

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    North, Teresa Lynn

    2013-01-01

    Rising college costs are of increasing concern. At the 12 public universities in Illinois, average increases in tuition were modest, generally in the 4% range, until 1999 when individual campuses begin to increase tuition at double digit rates. In 2002-2003, the overall average increase in tuition/fees more than doubled at 13.79%. In an effort to…

  2. Guaranteed Tuition Policies and State General Appropriations for Higher Education: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis

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    Delaney, Jennifer A.; Kearney, Tyler D.

    2015-01-01

    This study explores the impact of state-level guaranteed tuition laws on state general appropriations for higher education. Using the "Truth-in-Tuition" law that was implemented in Illinois in 2004 as the treatment condition, this study analyzes data from 2000-2012. To test the direction and size of the effect on state general…

  3. Tuition Revenues and Enrollment Demand: The Case of Southern Utah University. Professional File. Number 124, Spring 2012

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    Craft, R. Kim; Baker, Joe G.; Myers, Brent E.; Harraf, Abe

    2012-01-01

    This paper details our experience with successfully increasing tuition revenues at Southern Utah University and provides a case study in how economic research and the politics of tuition policy combined to increase university revenue with stakeholder buy-in. Our success was based on three key factors: (a) we had a key administrator who advocated…

  4. Role of Tuition Centers in the Performance and Achievement of Students: A Case of Hyderabad District, Sindh, Pakistan

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    Sahito, Zafarullah; Khawaja, Mumtaz; Siddiqui, Abida; Shaheen, Anjum; Saeed, Humera

    2017-01-01

    This research is designed to explore the importance of tuition centers in the perception of students. It tries to find out the role, supporting methods, environment and good characteristics of tuition centers, their owners and management to support the student to learn effectively and bring good grades in their board examinations. A qualitative…

  5. Educational "When," "Where," and "How" Implications of In-State Resident Tuition Policies for Latino Undocumented Immigrants

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    Darolia, Rajeev; Potochnick, Stephanie

    2015-01-01

    This paper presents an analysis of the effects of in-state resident tuition (IRT) policies, which allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state rather than out-of state tuition, on when and where undocumented immigrant students enroll, and how they finance their education. We identify effects based on differences in pre- and post-policy outcomes…

  6. Average Tuition and Fees at Colleges Rose Less Than 5% This Year.

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    Reisberg, Leo

    1999-01-01

    Summarizes College Board data indicating that college tuition and fees rose this year an average of 3.4% at four-year public institutions and 4.7% at four-year private institutions, a decline from previous rates of increase but still greater than the inflation rate. Average tuition and fees ranged from $15,380 at four-year private institutions to…

  7. Financial Aid and Students' College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

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    Abraham, Katharine G.; Clark, Melissa A.

    2006-01-01

    The District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), instituted in 1999, allows D.C. residents to attend public colleges and universities throughout the country at considerably lower in-state tuition rates. We use the sharp decline in the price of public colleges and universities faced by D.C. residents to estimate the effects of…

  8. Tuition and Finance Issues for Public Institutions. AGB Occasional Paper No. 15.

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    Wallace, Thomas P.; Greer, Darryl G.; Mingle, James R.; Novak, Richard J.

    1992-01-01

    This paper contains three articles which present the opinions of the authors on public college tuition and state finance. The problem addressed is the large increase in tuition charged by public sector, four-year colleges coupled with the effects of fiscal constraints facing the states. After an introduction by Richard J. Novak, the papers are:…

  9. In-State-Tuition for Unauthorized Residents: Teaching a Person to Fish

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    Dryden, Joe; Martinez, Cristina

    2014-01-01

    Illegal immigration has become one of the most important issues we face as a nation, and as greater attention is focused on the sociological and economic impact of illegal immigration, policies related to in-state-tuition for unauthorized residents are in a state of flux. Since 2005, the number of states offering in-state-tuition for unauthorized…

  10. Alternative Student-Based Revenue Streams for Higher Education Institutions: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis Using Guaranteed Tuition Policies

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    Delaney, Jennifer A.; Kearney, Tyler D.

    2016-01-01

    This study considered the impact of state-level guaranteed tuition programs on alternative student-based revenue streams. It used a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference methodology with a panel dataset of public four-year institutions from 2000-2012. Illinois' 2004 "Truth-in-Tuition" law was used as the policy of interest and the…

  11. The Effects of Tuition Level and Financial Aid on the Demand for Undergraduate and Advanced Terminal Degrees.

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    Heath, Julia A.; Tuckman, Howard P.

    1987-01-01

    Examines the effects of tuition level and financial aid on graduate enrollments and the pool of scholars with advanced terminal degrees. Within an alternative statistical framework defining educational demand as more than first-year enrollments, tuition and financial aid effects can be examined at each stage of the choice process. Includes one…

  12. Mother Tongue Tuition in Sweden--Curriculum Analysis and Classroom Experience

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    Reath Warren, Anne

    2013-01-01

    The model of Mother Tongue Tuition (MTT) which has developed in Sweden since the 1970's offers speakers of languages other than Swedish the opportunity to request tuition in their mother tongue, from kindergarten through to year 12. It is unique among the major immigrant-receiving countries of the world yet little is known about MTT and its…

  13. Sticker Shock: State Funding Cuts Lead to Sharp Tuition Hikes at Florida Colleges

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    Boulard, Garry

    2011-01-01

    The tuition increase at the University of Florida--one of 11 public universities in Florida to win the approval of the state's Board of Governors to tack a "tuition differential" of 7 percent onto an 8 percent increase already approved by the state legislature--comes in response to an unprecedented reduction of some $340 million in state…

  14. Tuition Fees and the Time to Graduation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

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    Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Fischer, Georg-Benedikt; Wigger, Berthold U.

    2015-01-01

    We used the recent introduction of general tuition fees at public universities in several of the German federal states as a natural experiment to identify whether tuition fees reduce the time to graduation and the extent to which they do so. We employed a difference-in-differences approach with the states that introduced fees as the treatment…

  15. The tuition dilemma in the Latin American University

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    Adrian, William

    1983-12-01

    Governments in Latin America appear to have reached the limits of public subsidy of higher education and they are searching for funding alternatives. Tuition is viewed as one of the means of diversifying support and thereby of reducing the financial pressures on the budgets of these countries. In addition to the economic rationale, advocates of tuition base their arguments on the inequities of public subsidy, on the concept of `the ability to pay', and the need to redirect public subsidy to the elementary and secondary levels. Opposition to tuition is led by the students, with support from faculty and administration in higher education. Opposition is based on the ideology of `free' education, which views higher education as a basic societal obligation and fears the `privatization' of universities if governments do not fulfill their obligations. Tuition is much more than an economic issue and reflects a traditional distrust of government motives within higher education. Without additional sources of funds, however, it is likely that opportunity for higher education will be denied large numbers of students. It is ironic that expansion of opportunity may depend on the implementation of tuition as one method of raising financial support.

  16. Retention Effects of Immediate Graduate Education in the Nuclear Community

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    2013-06-01

    while the other graduate programs last for two years and their salary is less as an O-1. Part of the reason for a graduate program lasting two years...officer may obtain their master’s immediately after they graduate from college through programs such as Immediate Graduate Education Program (IGEP...pay and allowances, with the majority of the tuition and other schooling costs being assumed or paid for by the U.S. government or another organization

  17. Say Yes to Education: Leading a Movement to Improve Access to Postsecondary Learning Opportunities in Cities Nationwide. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study No. 9

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    Maeroff, Gene I.

    2014-01-01

    What incentive could be stronger in a community than full-tuition college scholarships for all graduates of a public school system? Could this be an answer to the question of how the nation can support children growing up in poverty so that they may access middle-class opportunities? When George Weiss, a successful young money manager, pledged to…

  18. Is School out for the Summer? The Impact of Year-Round Pell Grants on Academic and Employment Outcomes of Community College Students. CCRC Working Paper No. 95

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    Liu, Vivian Yuen Ting

    2017-01-01

    Does extra financial aid for the summer lead to gains in completion and earnings? Despite being the largest source of financial aid to low-income college students, the traditional Pell Grant has had one major limitation: if students enroll in two semesters full-time, they will not have any tuition support for the summer term of the same academic…

  19. Tuition reduction is the key factor determining tax burden of graduate students under the Tax Cuts and Job Act

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    Lawston, Patricia M.; Parker, Michael T.

    2018-01-01

    Background: The proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) has stirred significant public debate on the future of American economics.  While supporters of the plan have championed it as a necessity for economic revitalization, detractors have pointed out areas of serious concern, particularly for low- and middle-income Americans.  One particularly alarming facet of the plan is the radical change to education finance programs and taxation of students in higher education.  Methods:  By analyzing actual income and tuition of a public and a private university student, as well as the ‘average’ graduate student, we investigated the effect of both the House and Senate versions of H.R. 1 on taxation of students of various family structures.  Results:  Our findings indicate that taxable tuition would be the greatest contributor to graduate student tax burden across all four categories of filing status.  However, when tuition reduction is upheld or a student is on sustaining fees rather than full tuition, graduate students would realize decreases in taxation. Conclusions:  Overall, we conclude that removal of tuition reduction would result in enormous tax burdens for graduate students and their families and that these effects are dependent not only on the status of the student in their degree program but also on their tuition and stipend, and therefore the institution they attend. PMID:29487740

  20. The Effects of Different Loan Schemes for Higher Education Tuition: An Analysis of Rates of Return and Tuition Revenue in Thailand

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    Chapman, Bruce; Lounkaew, Kiatanantha

    2009-01-01

    In recent times there has been considerable change and instability with respect to Thailand student loans policy. The contribution of what follows is to compare and contrast the consequences of disparate possible approaches to the payment of tuition in two main respects: the effect on internal rates of return for higher education investments; and…

  1. District of Columbia: Financial and Program Management Improvements Needed for Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-06-14

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    2005-01-01

    Congress created the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program in 1999 to provide D.C. college-bound residents with greater choices among institutions of higher education by affording them the benefits of in-state tuition at state colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia. Congress appropriated $17 million…

  2. Tuition and Fees and Tax Revolt Provisions: Exploring State Fiscal Policy Impacts Using Fixed-Effects Vector Decomposition

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    Serna, Gabriel Ramom

    2012-01-01

    It is arguably the case that one of the most pressing issues in higher education finance is the increasing price of obtaining a college education, and, more specifically, rising tuition and fees. Because state support to public higher education and tuition and fees at publicly supported colleges and universities have been shown to share an inverse…

  3. Toward a Theory of Tuition: Prices, Peer Wages, and Competition in Higher Education. Discussion Paper.

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    Winston, Gordon C.

    College tuition, as the price of higher education services, defies familiar economic analysis in important ways. It is recognized that tuition is a price that covers only a fraction of the cost of producing those educational services (about a third nationally), creating an in-kind subsidy for students, with the balance made up by large flows of…

  4. Tuition and Required Fees, New Jersey Colleges and Universities: 1976-77 through 1980-81. Research Note Series, Volume 1, Number 1.

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    Delehanty, Kathleen

    Historical trends from 1976-77 through 1980-81 in tuition and required fee charges in New Jersey colleges and universities are examined. The overall five-year percentage changes in average annual tuition/fees in the different New Jersey collegiate sectors are outlined for different types of students (full-time and part-time, undergraduate and…

  5. Aim High or Go Low? Pricing Strategies and Enrollment Effects when the Net Price Elasticity Varies with Need and Ability

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    Curs, Bradley R.; Singell, Larry D., Jr.

    2010-01-01

    Detailed data on individual applicants to a large public university are used to demonstrate that net price responsiveness decreases with need and ability. Enrollment effects are simulated and show a movement towards a high tuition/high aid (low tuition/low aid) policy significantly lowers (raises) tuition revenue with a modest increase (decrease)…

  6. Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2014-2015. Detailed Tuition and Fees Tables

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2014

    2014-01-01

    This annual report updates the tuition and fee prices published by all of the public higher education institutions in the WICHE member states. It is the product of an annual survey administered to the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) offices in each state, except for states such as Arizona, Idaho and South Dakota, where the data…

  7. Concordia U. Saint Paul Will Slash Tuition by One-Third

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    Supiano, Beckie

    2012-01-01

    Concordia University Saint Paul will reduce the sticker price of its tuition and fees by $10,000, or about 33 percent, for the 2013-2014 academic year. Tuition and fees for all new and returning students in the traditional undergraduate program will drop to $19,700 next year from $29,700 this year, while the price of room and board will not…

  8. Returns to Investment in Ontario University Education, 1960-1990, and Implications for Tuition Fee Policy. Discussion Series, Issue 5.

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    Stager, David A. A.

    This analysis of Ontario's returns to investment and implications for tuition fee policy updates a 1989 publication titled "Focus on Fees." The paper examines: data on public and private return on investment (ROI) from university education, pattern of ROI rates over time, and impact of tuition fee levels on estimated ROI for various…

  9. 75 FR 66193 - Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Post-9/11 GI Bill 2010-2011 Tuition and Fee In-State Maximums... advise the public of the Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fee in-State maximum rates for the 2010- 2011... maximum amounts listed below to determine the amounts payable for training pursued under the Post-9/11 GI...

  10. The Issue of Private Tuition: An Analysis of the Practice in Mauritius and Selected South-east Asian Countries

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    Foondun, A. Raffick

    2002-11-01

    Private tuition is an issue of growing concern and is practised in both developed and developing countries. Although it has certain positive effects, it imposes a considerable financial burden on parents and often gives rise to abuses. The present study, which focuses on the primary level, addresses a number of questions, such as the extent of the practice, its implications, the various forms that it takes, attitudes towards it, why children take private tuition, why teachers provide it, and policies to deal with the issue. The discussion ends with a plea for more research on private tuition in order to provide a basis for policies to address the problem.

  11. Much Ado about €500: Do Tuition Fees Keep German Students from Entering University? Evidence from a Natural Experiment Using DiD Matching Methods

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    Baier, Tina; Helbig, Marcel

    2014-01-01

    This paper estimates the effect of tuition fees on enrolment behaviour among prospective students in Germany. According to the rational choice theory (RCT), we argue that due to the higher costs brought on by such fees tuition fees should have a negative effect on student's enrolment. This should be even more pronounced among prospective students…

  12. College Affordability and the Emergence of Progressive Tuition Models: Are New Financial Aid Policies at Major Public Universities Working? Research and Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.7.16

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    Lapid, Patrick A.; Douglass, John Aubrey

    2016-01-01

    In an era of significant disinvestment in public higher education by state governments, many public universities are moving toward a "progressive tuition model" that attempts to invest approximately one-third of tuition income into institutional financial aid for lower-income and middle-class students. The objective is to mitigate the…

  13. Founding a new dental school at Nova Southeastern University.

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    Melnick, A; Oliet, S

    2001-03-01

    The dental school arose from the premise that a dental school would round out the university and add prestige to the burgeoning Health Professions Division with its five schools and eight health programs. The school was founded in light of the following circumstances. Patient Pool Evaluation of community facilities and services revealed that there was an increasing patient pool, without disturbing the present mix. There was evidence of a need for dental care for large numbers of unserved or underserved people. Financial Considerations Proforma and cash flow budget projections showed financial stability of this project. The university was recognized to have the ability to absorb initial capital costs. HPD had a history of the success in functioning with tuition-dependent budgets. University Factors The university has had success in establishing and operating five health professions schools. A complete and experienced infrastructure has existed for sixteen years in the University and in the Health Professions Division. The university would provide unconditional administrative support.

  14. Is it intelligent to intercalate? A two centre cross-sectional study exploring the value of intercalated degrees, and the possible effects of the recent tuition fee rise in England

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    Stubbs, Timothy Alan; Lightman, Elewys G; Mathieson, Peter

    2013-01-01

    Aims and objectives To explore the value of intercalated degrees, including student perceptions and academic sequelae. To gauge the likely effect of the recent tuition fee rise and to identify any differences in intercalated degrees between Bristol and Sheffield universities. Design Cross-sectional study using questionnaires. Setting Bristol and Sheffield Medical Schools, UK. Participants 1484 medical students in their clinical years were e-mailed the questionnaire. 578 students responded: 291 from Bristol and 287 from Sheffield (n=578; mean age=22.41; SD 1.944; 38.9% male; 61.1% female). The response rate from previous intercalators was 52.5% from Bristol and 58.7% from Sheffield, while for non-intercalators it was 27.7% and 34.6%, respectively. Main outcome measures (1) Student preconceptions, opinions, results and academic sequelae from intercalated degrees at both centres. (2) Students’ attitudes concerning the effect of the increase in tuition fees. Results Those with clinical academic supervisors gained significantly more posters (p=0.0002) and publications (p<0.0001), and also showed a trend to gain more first class honours (p=0.055). Students at Sheffield had a significantly greater proportion of clinical academic supervisors than students at Bristol (p<0.0001). 89.2% said that an intercalated degree was the right decision for them; however, only 27.4% stated they would have intercalated if fees had been £9000 per annum. Conclusions Students clearly value intercalated degrees, feel they gained a substantial advantage over their peers as well as skills helpful for their future careers. The rise in tuition fees is likely to reduce the number of medical students opting to undertake an intercalated degree, and could result in a further reduction in numbers following an academic path. Sheffield University have more intercalating students supervised by clinical academics. Clinical academics appear more effective as supervisors for medical students undertaking an intercalated degree in terms of results and additional academic sequelae. PMID:23355672

  15. The impact of tuition fees amount on mental health over time in British students.

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    Richardson, T; Elliott, P; Roberts, R

    2015-09-01

    Previous studies have shown a relationship between debt and mental health problems in students. This study aimed to examine the effect of differences in tuition fees amount on changes in mental health over time. A prospective cohort study followed 390 first-year British students who differed on their tuition fees level at 4 time points across their first 2 years at university. Participants completed measures of global mental health, depression, anxiety, stress, alcohol-related problems at up to four time points in their first two years at university. Mixed-factorial ANOVAs were used to assess the impact of tuition fees amount on changes in scores over time. There was no difference based on fees at Time 1 for anxiety, stress, depression and global mental health. At Time 2, those charged £0-2.9k or £3-4k improved while those charged £8-9k stayed the same. However, this trend reversed by Times 3 and 4. Undergraduates mental health is partially affected by the level of tuition fees; however, the recent increase in tuition fees does not appear to have had a lasting impact at present. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  16. Tuition. . .and the Open Door

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    Lombardi, John

    1972-01-01

    The financial crisis currently being experienced in community colleges is forcing the imposition of fees and tuition and thereby changing the basic philosophy of community colleges as open door" institutions. (NF)

  17. Determining the full costs of medical education in Thai Binh, Vietnam: a generalizable model.

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    Bicknell, W J; Beggs, A C; Tham, P V

    2001-12-01

    We summarize a model for determining the full cost of educating a medical student at Thai Binh Medical School in Vietnam. This is the first full-cost analysis of medical education in a low-income country in over 20 years. We emphasize policy implications and the importance of looking at the educational costs and service roles of the major health professions. In Vietnam fully subsidized medical education has given way to a system combining student-paid tuition and fees with decreased government subsidies. Full cost information facilitates resource management, setting tuition charges at a school and adjusting budget allocations between medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health centres. When linked to quality indicators, trends within and useful comparisons between schools are possible. Cost comparisons between different types of providers can assist policy-makers in judging the appropriateness of expenditures per graduate for nursing and allied health education versus physician education. If privatization of medical education is considered, cost analysis allows policy-makers to know the full costs of educating physicians including the subsidies required in clinical settings. Our approach is intuitively simple and provides useful, understandable new information to managers and policy-makers. The full cost per medical graduate in 1997 was 111 462 989 Vietnamese Dong (US$9527). The relative expenditure per Vietnamese physician educated was 2.8 times the expenditure in the United States when adjusted for GNP per capita. Preliminary findings suggest that, within Vietnam, the cost to educate a physician is 14 times the cost of educating a nurse. Given the direct costs of physician education, the lifetime earnings of physicians and the costs that physicians generate for the use of health services and supplies, it is remarkable that so little attention is paid to the costs of educating physicians. Studies of this type can provide the quantitative basis for vital human resource and health services policy considerations.

  18. Affordability of Meteorology Graduate Programs in the United States and Canada.

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    Gilmore, Matthew S.; Toracinta, E. Richard

    1998-06-01

    The authors surveyed 55 university departments in the United States and Canada that grant doctor of philosophy and/or master of science degrees in meteorology or the atmospheric sciences. Two-thirds of university departments responded. Survey topics included graduate student income (stipends and health insurance benefits) and mandatory costs (tuition, fees, and health insurance costs) incurred for fall 1996.Results show that most graduate students do have funding but only one-quarter of departments indicate that health insurance benefits are provided to graduate assistants. The largest mandatory cost is typically housing, which was estimated (except for Canadian schools) with 1996 Fair Market Rent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For schools not providing it, the second largest cost is typically health insurance. The smallest costs are typically tuition (waived for graduate assistants in most cases) and fees.The difference between income and mandatory costs over a nine-month period gives an "effective income." Evidence was found associating greater effective income with larger departments and with locations where housing costs are larger. No significant evidence was found to associate differences in effective income with city size or geographic region. The broad range in effective income between the departments suggests that some graduate programs may be much more affordable than others.This information can aid university departments in planning budgets that keep them competitive with one another. This paper will also help prospective graduate students by raising awareness about important issues of graduate program affordability.

  19. Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match Rates and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

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    Whittaker, Alana; Shan, Guogen

    2017-01-01

    Objective. To analyze the modifiable predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of colleges and schools of pharmacy data and school-wide PGY-1 pharmacy residency match rates for 2013 through 2015. Independent variables included NAPLEX passing rates, history of ACPE probation, NIH funding, academic health center affiliation, dual-degree availability, program length, admit-to-applicant ratio, class size, tuition, student-driven research, clinically focused academic tracks, residency affiliation, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Results. In a repeated measures model, predictors of match results were NAPLEX pass rate, class size, academic health center affiliation, admit-to-applicant ratio, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Conclusion. Indicators of student achievement, college/school reputation, affiliations, and class demographics were significant predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Further research is needed to understand how changes in these factors may influence overall match rates. PMID:29367773

  20. Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match Rates and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy.

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    Whittaker, Alana; Smith, Katherine P; Shan, Guogen

    2017-12-01

    Objective. To analyze the modifiable predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of colleges and schools of pharmacy data and school-wide PGY-1 pharmacy residency match rates for 2013 through 2015. Independent variables included NAPLEX passing rates, history of ACPE probation, NIH funding, academic health center affiliation, dual-degree availability, program length, admit-to-applicant ratio, class size, tuition, student-driven research, clinically focused academic tracks, residency affiliation, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Results. In a repeated measures model, predictors of match results were NAPLEX pass rate, class size, academic health center affiliation, admit-to-applicant ratio, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Conclusion. Indicators of student achievement, college/school reputation, affiliations, and class demographics were significant predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Further research is needed to understand how changes in these factors may influence overall match rates.

  1. DOD Education Benefits: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate. GAO-11-389T

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    Scott, George A.

    2011-01-01

    This testimony discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) oversight of its Military Tuition Assistance (TA) Program. In fiscal year 2010, the TA Program provided $531 million in tuition assistance to approximately 302,000 service members who elected to pursue off-duty postsecondary education. DOD offers these benefits to service members in order…

  2. Music Undergraduates' Usefulness and Importance Expectations: The Bologna Process from an Australian University Perspective

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    Harvey, Dominic G.; Davidson, Jane W.; Nair, Chenicheri S.

    2016-01-01

    The Bologna Process model of higher education has been introduced into some Australian universities since 2008. This model promoted university study through a liberal arts philosophy that advanced a worldview approach at the undergraduate level. The model generalized the student experience and eliminated undergraduate specialization. An interesting situation for music undergraduate study thus arose. Expertise and expert performance research has argued an opposing educational approach, namely: Extensive long-term commitment through focused practical engagement and specialized tuition as prerequisites to achieving musical mastery, especially in performance. Motivation research has shown that the majority of this specialized development in pre-university years would be accessed and reinforced predominantly through private music tuition. Drawing on this contextual literature, commencing university music undergraduates would have expectations of their prospective study founded from two historical influences. The first: How undergraduates had accessed pre-university music tuition. The second: How and in what ways undergraduates' pre-university musical activities were experienced and reinforced. Using usefulness and importance measures, the study observed the expectations of students about to commence music undergraduate studies at three representative Australian university music schools. One of these universities operated the Bologna styled model. No other known Australian study has investigated this implementation for any effects upon music undergraduate expectations. How much commencing music undergraduates would draw on their pre-university music instruction and experiences to predict their usefulness and importance expectations formed the basis for this investigation. Strong relationships between usefulness and importance were found across all units of study. Despite strong correlations across all units of study between usefulness and importance, there was a reluctance to be outwardly positive toward units of study that were not practical and performance-related, such as Music History. The educational model did not appear to affect music undergraduate expectations. PMID:27462293

  3. Basic Student Charges at Postsecondary Institutions: Academic Year 1992-93. Tuition and Required Fees and Room and Board Charges at 4-year, 2-year, and Public Less-than-2-year Institutions. Statistical Analysis Report.

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    Broyles, Susan G.; Morgan, Frank B.

    This report lists the typical tuition and required fees and room and board charges for academic year 1992-93 at nearly 5,000 4-year, 2-year, and public less-than-2-year postsecondary institutions in the United States and its outlying areas. Included are tuition and fee charges to in-state and out-of-state students at the undergraduate and graduate…

  4. The Tax Credit Debate

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    McNamara, William

    1978-01-01

    The controversy between tuition tax credit and the Carter Administration's proposed tuition grants is examined. Opposition to the tax credit plan from various sources is discussed, as well as its advocates' contention that it would help middle-income college students. (LBH)

  5. Paying for College: The Newest Ideas.

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    Hansen, Janet S.

    1988-01-01

    The Michigan Education Trust, in which parents prepay a tuition contract for their child's college education, and the proposed Kentucky Trust, a tuition savings plan, are compared with focus on such issues as risks, incentives, and tax implications. (MSE)

  6. Young Adult Reference Services in the Public Library.

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    Boylan, Patricia

    1984-01-01

    Methods suggested for use by public libraries to stay on top of school assignments include a large, loose-leaf type binder entitled "School Assignments" to be kept at reference desk; assignment-related book lists; school assignment forms; and teacher notification forms to alert them if the library cannot fulfill their information…

  7. 32 CFR 65.6 - Procedures.

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    2011-07-01

    ... Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) This includes graduate and undergraduate training, and some vocational/technical training programs. DVA is the final authority on program eligibility. (vii) Individuals may...-State undergraduate tuition and fees at a public institution of higher learning (tuition and fees paid...

  8. 32 CFR 65.6 - Procedures.

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    2013-07-01

    ... Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) This includes graduate and undergraduate training, and some vocational/technical training programs. DVA is the final authority on program eligibility. (vii) Individuals may...-State undergraduate tuition and fees at a public institution of higher learning (tuition and fees paid...

  9. 32 CFR 65.6 - Procedures.

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    2012-07-01

    ... Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) This includes graduate and undergraduate training, and some vocational/technical training programs. DVA is the final authority on program eligibility. (vii) Individuals may...-State undergraduate tuition and fees at a public institution of higher learning (tuition and fees paid...

  10. The Goals for Regulating College Tuition

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    Zeng, Xiaodong

    2009-01-01

    Regulation refers to governmental restrictions over enterprise in order to protect public interest. Research on governmental regulation in China primarily focuses on public utility, and inadequate attention has been paid to regulating college tuition. Currently, although the educational administrative agencies have successfully kept college…

  11. The Price Is Right.

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    Berendzen, Richard

    1990-01-01

    Misunderstandings about economic forces behind tuition hikes need to be cleared up. Price is what students pay in tuition and fees to attend college; cost is what colleges pay to provide education. Educational expenses include faculty salaries, academic excellence, deferred maintenance, government regulations, better service, borrowing, etc. (MLW)

  12. Tuition Discounting without Tears

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    Martin, Robert E.

    2004-01-01

    This paper contains a policy model for tuition discounting that avoids the major financial pitfalls encountered in the administration of institutional scholarships. The dual objective of maximizing the funded scholarship discount rate and minimizing the unfunded discount rate is explained. Marginal cost pricing is the accepted criterion for…

  13. The Ethical Dimensions of Awarding Financial Aid

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    Hillman, Nicholas

    2011-01-01

    In countries charging tuition fees, and those that are considering adopting tuition fee policies, recent economic conditions are making education less affordable and accessible for students. To combat these challenges, nations, state/regional governments, and universities are experimenting with financial aid programmes by providing non-repayable…

  14. A comparison of medical education in Germany and the United States: from applying to medical school to the beginnings of residency

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    Zavlin, Dmitry; Jubbal, Kevin T.; Noé, Jonas G.; Gansbacher, Bernd

    2017-01-01

    Both Germany and the United States of America have a long tradition of science and medical excellence reaching back as far as the nineteenth century. The same tribute must be paid to the medical educational system in both countries. Despite significant initial similarities and cross-inspiration, the paths from enrolling in a medical university to graduating as a medical doctor in Germany and the US seem to have become much different. To fill a void in literature, the authors’ objective therefore is to delineate both structures of medical education in an up-to-date review and examine their current differences and similarities. Recent medical publications, legal guidelines of governmental or official organizations, articles in media, as well as the authors’ personal experiences are used as sources of this report. Tuition loans of over $200,000 are not uncommon for students in the US after graduating from medical schools, which are often private institutions. In Germany, however, the vast majority of medical universities are tax-funded and, for this reason, free of tuition. Significant differences and surprisingly multiple similarities exist between these two systems, despite one depending on government and the other on private organizations. Germany currently employs an integrated medical curriculum that typically begins right after high school and consists of a 2-year long pre-clinical segment teaching basic sciences and a 4-year clinical segment leading medical students to the practical aspects of medicine. On the other hand, the US education is a two-stage process. After successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree in college, an American student goes through a 4-year medical program encompassing 2 years of basic science and 2 years of clinical training. In this review, we will address some of these similarities and major differences. PMID:29051721

  15. 78 FR 40832 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1098-T

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    ... 1098-T AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments... Form 1098-T, Tuition Payment Statement. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before... INFORMATION: Title: Tuition Payments Statement. OMB Number: 1545-1574. Form Number: Form 1098-T. Abstract...

  16. 34 CFR 668.28 - Non-title IV revenue (90/10).

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    2010-07-01

    ...) Cash basis accounting. Except for institutional loans made to students under paragraph (a)(5)(i) of... those funds it generates from— (i) Tuition, fees, and other institutional charges for students enrolled... student's tuition, fees, or institutional charges, regardless of whether the institution credits the funds...

  17. What's Happened to College Tuition and Why.

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    Greenberg, Marvin W.

    1988-01-01

    Attention focused on increasing college tuition and federal concerns about college cost containment may be obscuring other issues in the rising cost of college education, including accumulated 1970s deficits, faculty salaries, changes in the enrollment mix, the needs for automation and accountability, and instructional facility and equipment…

  18. Recruiting Nonresident Students and the Privatization of Public Universities

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    Harris, Michael S.; Smith, Marybeth

    2016-01-01

    As state appropriations for higher education decrease, public universities rely increasingly on student tuition to meet their operating expenses. Many public universities depend on tuition paid by out-of-state students. Institutions maximize revenue-enhancing opportunities resulting from a supportive public policy and cultural environment.…

  19. Low Tuition, Progressive Taxation.

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    Mingle, James R.

    1992-01-01

    The strategy for financing public higher education of using high tuition and student aid assumes, erroneously, that targeting subsidies directly to the needy makes a more equitable system, that the public will support the high-aid end of the equation, and that current and future students can repay debt. (MSE)

  20. Comparing Looping Teacher-Assigned and Traditional Teacher-Assigned Student Achievement Scores

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    Lloyd, Melissa C.

    2014-01-01

    A problem in many elementary schools is determining which teacher assignment strategy best promotes the academic progress of students. To find and implement educational practices that address the academic needs of all learners, schools need research-based data focusing on the 2 teacher assignment strategies: looping assignment (LA) and traditional…

  1. 75 FR 5856 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1098-T

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    ... 1098-T AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments... Form 1098-T, Tuition Payment Statement. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 5... INFORMATION: Title: Tuition Payments Statement. OMB Number: 1545-1574. Form Number: Form 1098-T. Abstract...

  2. Higher Education in California: Student Costs

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    Jackson, Jacob

    2014-01-01

    Increases in tuition across California's public four-year universities have heightened concerns about the affordability of a college education, especially for those with the lowest incomes. In-state full tuition at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) has risen more dramatically than at other public universities…

  3. Resolving the Nonresident Student Problem: Two Federal Proposals

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    Palley, David B.

    1976-01-01

    Explains and describes the interstate barriers resulting from state tuition, financial aid, and admissions policies and analyzes courses open to states following a 1973 Supreme Court case and 18-year-old adulthood. The author recommends federal legislation to protect national interests in travel and in quality, low-tuition education. (Editor/JT)

  4. Improving Quality: How Leaders Advance Student Engagement at Private, Tuition-Driven Institutions

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    Sluis, Kimberly A.

    2017-01-01

    Students and families, lawmakers, and the general public have become increasingly concerned about the quality of U.S. higher education. Given the competitive higher education landscape, private, tuition-driven colleges and universities are particularly vulnerable to concerns about quality. This study investigates how faculty and administrative…

  5. Why Does College Cost So Much?

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    Perlman, Daniel H.

    1990-01-01

    Two studies (Carol Frances and Arthur M. Hauptman) confirm that tuitions have risen more rapidly than the general rate of inflation. Tuition increases since 1980 are the direct result of the decline in federal grant support. The Consumer Price Index is not a good measure of costs incurred by colleges. (MLW)

  6. Tuition and Fees in the West 2011-12. Policy Insights

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    Prescott, Brian T.

    2012-01-01

    This issue of "Policy Insights" reviews the results from an annual survey, conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), of tuition and fees at public colleges and universities in the WICHE region (which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North…

  7. Tuition and Fees in the West 2010-11. Policy Insights

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    Van Horn, Brandi

    2011-01-01

    This issue of "Policy Insights" reviews the results from an annual survey, conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), of tuition and fees at public colleges and universities in the WICHE region (which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North…

  8. Florida's Prepaid College Tuition Program: Marketing a Pre-Need Service.

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    Gauff, Joseph F., Jr.

    1994-01-01

    A discussion of Florida's college tuition prepayment program describes the plan and its options and examines its marketing implications as a preneed service. It is concluded that the program makes saving for college easy, economical, and completely safe but requires rethinking of conventional marketing strategies and mix. (MSE)

  9. Survey on Tuition Policy, Costs and Student Aid.

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    State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

    A survey of the finance and executive officers of the statewide coordinating and governing boards in the United States and one Canadian province (Manitoba) gathered information on state policy regarding college costs, tuition, and student financial aid. The first part, completed by finance officers, asked specific questions about the…

  10. Western Undergraduate Exchange: Enrollment Report, Fall 2009

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    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a regional tuition-reciprocity agreement that enables students from WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) states to enroll in participating two- and four-year public institutions at 150 percent of the enrolling institution's resident tuition. WUE has been operating for more than 20…

  11. Incentives for Tuition Savings.

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    Miller, Scott E.

    The role of the federal government in authorizing tuition savings plans and the relationship of these incentives to more traditional student aid programs are examined. Most of the recent proposals to provide incentives for families to save for their children's education would allow tax breaks. For example, the Reagan administration proposal would…

  12. National Policy and The Great Tuition Debate--Does This Man Have the Solution?

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    Shaw, Jane S.

    1974-01-01

    Describes the 6 recommendations of the National Commission on the Financing of Postsecondary Education, including federal funding of undergraduate education through grants and loans, increase in tuition charges, full utilization of institutional resources, and continuation of tax incentives for voluntary support of higher education. (Author/PG)

  13. Pre-University Tuition in Science and Technology Can Influence Executive Functions

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    Méndez, Marta; Arias, Natalia; Menéndez, José R.; Villar, José R.; Neira, Ángel; Romano, Pedro V.; Núñez, José Carlos; Arias, Jorge L.

    2014-01-01

    Introduction: Scientific and technological areas include tuition based on highly visuo-spatial specialization and problem solving. Spatial skills and problem solving are embedded in a curriculum that promotes understanding of Science and technical subjects. These abilities are related to the development of executive functions (EFs). We aim to…

  14. A Low-Subsidy Problem in Public Higher Education

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    Fethke, Gary

    2011-01-01

    With an exogenous public subsidy and a break-even restriction on university net revenue, tuition discrimination supports a quasi-efficient departure from marginal-cost pricing. In contrast, when the legislature and university interact in their subsidy and tuition decisions, the public subsidy becomes endogenous. With an endogenous public subsidy,…

  15. Fixing the Net Tuition Revenue Dilemma: The Dickinson College Story

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    Massa, Robert J.; Parker, Annette S.

    2007-01-01

    This chapter describes how Dickinson College, guided by a strategic plan, addressed its net tuition revenue problem through effective decision support, marketing and branding approaches, and pricing and financial aid strategies. The college's strategic plan guides allocation of resources toward fulfilling the college's purpose of providing an…

  16. Tuition Discounting through Unfunded Institutional Aid at Private Baccalaureate Colleges

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    Martin, Jeremy Paul

    2012-01-01

    Colleges and universities discount tuition by providing institutional aid to reduce the actual amount paid by a student. Discount rates are substantial and continue to increase, particularly at private institutions. Funded institutional discounts are linked to gifts or endowment income restricted to financial aid. Unfunded institutional discounts…

  17. In-State Tuition Policies for Undocumented Youth

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    Vargas, Edward D.

    2011-01-01

    This article is an investigation into why U.S. states have enacted, banned, or continued with the status quo regarding in-state tuition policies for unauthorized youth. Using data from multiple government and nonprofit sources, a series of multinomial logistic regressions are estimated to explain the determinants of state behavior across the…

  18. Reforming the Eighth-Grade Student Assignment Process for the Philadelphia Public Schools.

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    Johnson, Michael P.

    The eighth grade student assignment project, an initiative of the School District of Philadelphia, assigns students to high school academic programs based on student preferences, academic preparation, program capacity, and desegregation requirements. These programs, called small learning communities (SLCs), emphasize areas such as design and…

  19. Longitudinal evaluation of the importance of homework assignment completion for the academic performance of middle school students with ADHD.

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    Langberg, Joshua M; Dvorsky, Melissa R; Molitor, Stephen J; Bourchtein, Elizaveta; Eddy, Laura D; Smith, Zoe; Schultz, Brandon K; Evans, Steven W

    2016-04-01

    The primary goal of this study was to longitudinally evaluate the homework assignment completion patterns of middle school age adolescents with ADHD, their associations with academic performance, and malleable predictors of homework assignment completion. Analyses were conducted on a sample of 104 middle school students comprehensively diagnosed with ADHD and followed for 18 months. Multiple teachers for each student provided information about the percentage of homework assignments turned in at five separate time points and school grades were collected quarterly. Results showed that agreement between teachers with respect to students assignment completion was high, with an intraclass correlation of .879 at baseline. Students with ADHD were turning in an average of 12% fewer assignments each academic quarter in comparison to teacher-reported classroom averages. Regression analyses revealed a robust association between the percentage of assignments turned in at baseline and school grades 18 months later, even after controlling for baseline grades, achievement (reading and math), intelligence, family income, and race. Cross-lag analyses demonstrated that the association between assignment completion and grades was reciprocal, with assignment completion negatively impacting grades and low grades in turn being associated with decreased future homework completion. Parent ratings of homework materials management abilities at baseline significantly predicted the percentage of assignments turned in as reported by teachers 18 months later. These findings demonstrate that homework assignment completion problems are persistent across time and an important intervention target for adolescents with ADHD. Copyright © 2015 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  20. Experiences of a student-run clinic in primary care: a mixed-method study with students, patients and supervisors.

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    Fröberg, Maria; Leanderson, Charlotte; Fläckman, Birgitta; Hedman-Lagerlöf, Erik; Björklund, Karin; Nilsson, Gunnar H; Stenfors, Terese

    2018-03-01

    To explore how a student-run clinic (SRC) in primary health care (PHC) was perceived by students, patients and supervisors. A mixed methods study. Clinical learning environment, supervision and nurse teacher evaluation scale (CLES + T) assessed student satisfaction. Client satisfaction questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8) assessed patient satisfaction. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with supervisors. Gustavsberg PHC Center, Stockholm County, Sweden. Students in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology and their patients filled in questionnaires. Supervisors in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy were interviewed. Mean values and medians of CLES + T and CSQ-8 were calculated. Interviews were analyzed using content analysis. A majority of 199 out of 227 student respondents reported satisfaction with the pedagogical atmosphere and the supervisory relationship. Most of the 938 patient respondents reported satisfaction with the care given. Interviews with 35 supervisors showed that the organization of the SRC provided time and support to focus on the tutorial assignment. Also, the pedagogical role became more visible and targeted toward the student's individual needs. However, balancing the student's level of autonomy and the own control over care was described as a challenge. Many expressed the need for further pedagogical education. High student and patient satisfaction reported from five disciplines indicate that a SRC in PHC can be adapted for heterogeneous student groups. Supervisors experienced that the SRC facilitated and clarified their pedagogical role. Simultaneously their need for continuous pedagogical education was highlighted. The SRC model has the potential to enhance student-centered tuition in PHC. Key Points Knowledge of student-run clinics (SRCs) as learning environments within standard primary health care (PHC) is limited. We report experiences from the perspectives of students, their patients and supervisors, representing five healthcare disciplines. Students particularly valued the pedagogical atmosphere and the supervisory relationship. Patients expressed high satisfaction with the care provided. Supervisors expressed that the structure of the SRC supported the pedagogical assignment and facilitated student-centered tuition - simultaneously the altered learning environment highlighted the need for further pedagogical education. Student-run clinics in primary health care have great potential for student-regulated learning.

  1. The Ethics of Pandering in Boston Public Schools' School Assignment Plan

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    Levinson, Meira

    2015-01-01

    How can access to public elementary schools of variable quality be justly distributed within a school district? Two reasonable criteria are: (a) that children should have equal opportunity to attend high-quality schools, and (b) school assignment policies should foster an overall increase in the number of high-quality schools. This article…

  2. Practice in Master Course of Techno-Business Administration as a Techno-Business School

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    Nakamura, Takashi; Matsuura, Chikako

    In this paper, the educational practice of the master course of techno-business administration (MTA) at Nagoya Institute of Technology (NIT) is introduced to propose the practical engineering education at a postgraduate level. MTA was established in 2003 on the basis of hundred years' engineering education at NIT. An objective of this school is to educate engineers to be leaders, entrepreneurs and managers. The practical tuition covers the fields in Industrial Management of Technologies, Core-Technologies and Laboratories work. Among these, the most focused and effective subject is “Case-Study,” in which students are encouraged to simulate business settings using elemental technologies developed by teaching staff. Discussions are made to apply the technology to match the possible markets. This type of experiences certainly motivates the students work and is clearly reflected in their research paper.

  3. Report on the Model Tuition Assistance Demonstration Projects. The Worker Education and Training Policies Project.

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    National Inst. for Work and Learning, Washington, DC.

    Three demonstration projects were conducted to determine if worker attitudes toward and participation in employer- or union-sponsored tuition assistance (TA) programs could be favorably influenced by information dissemination, counseling, and links to area educational institutions. Model I consisted only of information dissemination about the…

  4. Fixed-Rate Tuition Plans: A Survey in Response to Senate Bill 806

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    State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2015

    2015-01-01

    Legislation introduced in 2015, including Senate Bill 806, sought to amend the "Code of Virginia" regarding fixed four-year tuition and other costs. Eventually, Senate Bill 1183 was incorporated into Senate Bill 806; the substitute amendment directed the board of visitors of each four-year public institution with an in-state…

  5. Tuition and Fees Report: Fiscal Year 2014-15

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    Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2015

    2015-01-01

    Tuition policy for Colorado's public institutions has been impacted by two statutory requirements that were added in the 2014 legislative session. First, the Governor requested, and the General Assembly approved in the College Affordability Act (SB14-001), a historic $60 million (11 percent) increase for public institutions of higher education.…

  6. Optimal Government Subsidies to Universities in the Face of Tuition and Enrollment Constraints

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    Easton, Stephen T.; Rockerbie, Duane W.

    2008-01-01

    This paper develops a simple static model of an imperfectly competitive university operating under government-imposed constraints on the ability to raise tuition fees and increase enrollments. The model has particular applicability to Canadian universities. Assuming an average cost pricing rule, rules for adequate government subsidies (operating…

  7. Higher Education Tuition and Fees in China: Implications and Impacts on Affordability and Educational Equity

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    Dong, Haiying; Wan, Xuehong

    2012-01-01

    Students in China are being shouldered with more financial responsibility for their higher education. This shift impacts individuals across the economic spectrum in different ways. This paper assesses recent trends in China's higher education tuition and fees, and the implications on educational equity. Results document substantial increases in…

  8. Reduced Tuition Pilot Program. Final Report.

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    Texas State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. Div. of Community and Technical Colleges.

    In 2001, the Texas Legislature's House Bill 1465 directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to "establish a pilot project to measure the impact of reducing tuition for junior college courses offered at times of low enrollment demand in order to promote greater access to higher education and more efficient use of junior college…

  9. Higher Education in California: Institutional Costs

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    Johnson, Hans; Cook, Kevin; Murphy, Patrick; Weston, Margaret

    2014-01-01

    Over the past 20 years, in-state tuition at both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) has more than tripled. These tuition increases have led many to believe that spending in the state's public higher education systems is out of control. However, a closer look reveals that institutional expenditures in the…

  10. Climbing Walls and Climbing Tuitions. A Delta Perspective

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    Kirshstein, Rita J.; Kadamus, James A.

    2012-01-01

    High-end amenities like rock climbing walls on college campuses have become an easy target for those attempting to explain rising tuitions. This Delta Perspective looks beyond the media attention surrounding these "frills" to examine more serious questions about spending on campus facilities, college spending in general, and the real drivers of…

  11. The Influence of Prices on the Persistence of Adult Undergraduates.

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    St. John, Edward P.; Starkey, Johnny B.

    1995-01-01

    A study investigated the influence of tuition charges and financial aid packaging to adult undergraduate students on within-year persistence. Results indicated that adult undergraduates are more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds and more responsive to tuition rate than traditional college-age students, and that adults enrolled in public…

  12. Prepaid College Tuition Plans: Promise and Problems.

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    Olivas, Michael A., Ed.

    This book provides a group of articles concerning the equity and efficiency of prepaid college tuition plans. Chapters: (1) introduce the subject; (2) examine the competing financial theories at play in this field; (3) present a study of the Michigan Education Trust's decision to expand its subscriber base by offering a monthly payment option; (4)…

  13. Losing Sleep over Tuition

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    Fogg, Piper

    2009-01-01

    With two children already in college and three more in the wings, the Nwanguma family knows about sacrifice. The annual tuition bill for Prince George's Community College typically comes to between $3,500 and $4,000 for the oldest son, Chuka. To afford it, Chuma Nwanguma, a Nigerian immigrant, often works overtime in addition to his regular night…

  14. The Outlook for Student Finance

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    Breneman, David W.

    1978-01-01

    Comment is offered on John Silber's proposed Tuition Advance Fund, under which a student could borrow to meet college costs and repay over a working lifetime in installments geared to income. This and the tuition tax credit approach are discussed in terms of the federal role in financing higher education and student access and choice. (LB H)

  15. An Alien's Constitutional Right to Loan, Scholarship and Tuition Benefits at State Supported Colleges and Universities.

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    Maxwell, Janette Fenn

    1979-01-01

    Ways in which various statutes discriminate against nonimmigrant alien students are discussed, with the constitutional doctrines of equal protection, due process, and federal preemption considered. California's tuition statute is analyzed. Available from Calif Western Law R, 350 Cedar St, San Diego, CA 92101, $1.50. (MSE)

  16. Global Tuition Pricing: An In-Depth Analysis

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    Cupp, Jason W.

    2012-01-01

    This study was conducted to determine if there is a relationship between select pricing schemes used throughout the world and positive social outcomes. The rising costs of college tuition and escalating student debt has raised the concern about how students should pay for financing their education and whether the current system is the most…

  17. Internationalisation as Marketisation? Tuition Fees for International Students in Finland

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    Kauko, Jaakko; Medvedeva, Anna

    2016-01-01

    Having been on the agenda in Finnish policy-making for a decade, tuition fees for students outside the European Union and the European Economic Area became reality in the beginning of 2016. Drawing on institutional theory the current article tracks this development through the analysis of documents and interviews on different levels. The…

  18. Equilibrium Tuition, Applications, Admissions and Enrollment in the College Market

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    Fu, Chao

    2010-01-01

    I develop and structurally estimate an equilibrium model of the college market. Students, who are heterogeneous in both abilities and preferences, make college application decisions, subject to uncertainty and application costs. Colleges observe only noisy measures of student ability and set up tuition and admissions policies to compete for more…

  19. Virginia Higher Education. The 1980 General Assembly. A Summary of Legislation and Appropriations.

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    Byers, Ralph M.; And Others

    Major state legislative actions affecting higher education in Virginia are summarized. Subjects of the bills include: tuition assistance grant and loan program, sales tax on textbooks, engineering study, National Guard tuition grants, the Freedom of Information Act, committees supervising faculty experiments, approval of institutions to operate in…

  20. Cost Versus "Cost" of Higher Education

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    Erskine, Brian M.

    2009-01-01

    It comes as no surprise that the prices being charged for college tuition are out of control. Stories about the staggering price of tuition are commonplace in popular media. Although the supposed explanations for this phenomenon are attributed to issues such as financial aid, lack of government support, and the state of the economy, none seem to…

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