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Jane Wellman, executive director of the Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity and Accountability,
a member of the Rethinking Student Aid study group
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Rethinking Student Aid Study Group Shares Update
On Jan. 6, members of the College Board’s Rethinking Student Aid study group met with financial aid, admissions and enrollment professionals, as well as school counselors, to provide an update and get feedback on forthcoming recommendations for more integrated and effective federal student aid policy.
Co-chair Sandy Baum, professor of economics at Skidmore College and senior policy analyst for the College Board, said the group members had agreed on a set of fundamental principles that is guiding their work. They agreed that the system should be easy to understand for students and families and that a student’s federal aid eligibility should be predictable. Gift aid, in combination with a reasonable amount of work and loans, should be adequate to allow a student to complete an undergraduate education. Early communication with families about college opportunities should be proactive, encouraging, sustained and accurate. Lastly, all programs should first be judged by their value to students.
In the group’s final report, which is due out this summer, integrated policy recommendations will address grants, loans, tax benefits, simplification, college savings plans and incentives for colleges and universities. These recommendations, which are not yet final, will be influenced by the results of an analysis modeling the cost of implementation.
The study group, which is made up of policy experts and researchers, has been meeting for more than a year. Member Jane Wellman, executive director, Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity and Accountability, described the deliberations. “This is a very careful and thoughtful process with a lot of testing and questioning of ideas and recommendations.”
College Board Trustee Youlonda Copeland-Morgan consults with the group. She told the audience members, “I participate in the discussions as a practitioner, not to stymie the group, but to raise on-the-ground issues that are of concern to you as practitioners.”
Co-chair Mike McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation, said people are ready for fresh conversation about moving past the roadblocks and traffic jams. “We will regard it as a big success if the near-term result of our report is to launch valuable, interesting conversations about changes to policy and practice that we think really need to happen.”
The meeting took place at the College Board’s Colloquium 2008. |
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Host a Chinese Guest Teacher at Your School.
Presented by the College Board, in collaboration with the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages.
Application deadline
Feb. 11, 2008
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The National Office for School Counselor Advocacy hosts
Destination Equity: Charting
Bright Futures for All Students
April 13-15, 2008
Houston Airport Marriott at
Bush Intercontinental
Houston, Texas
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The National Chinese
Language Conference:
Building Global Competence of
US Students in K-12 Schools: Making Chinese Accessible
for All
April 17–19, 2008
Renaissance Washington
Washington, D.C.
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A Dream Deferred: The Future of African-American Education
April 24-25, 2008
Westin Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Prepárate™: Educating Latinos for the Future of America
May 22-23, 2008
Hyatt Regency
McCormick Place
Chicago, Ill.
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Native American Student
Advocacy Institute - "Keeping the Fire Burning: Ensuring Postsecondary Access and Excellence for Native American Students"
May 20-22, 2008
Diné College
Tsaile, Ariz.
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Join the College Board for
AP® Annual Conference 2008
July 16–20, 2008
Sheraton Seattle & Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, Washington
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