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During the 1990s, rising tuition costs and inadequate federal grant aid prevented more than a million otherwise qualified, low-income students from continuing their education past high school. Education policy expert Edward P. St. John is troubled by this situation and argues that equal access to higher education is both feasible and just. In Refinancing the College Dream , he examines recent trends in public funding of education and explores alternatives to financing which would provide equal access to postsecondary education for all Americans. The growing gap in the rate of participation in higher education for low-income groups compared to upper-income groups over the past three decades, St. John finds, has been a direct result of the decreased availability of federal grants, even after taking into account such factors as an increased emphasis on strengthening high school graduation requirements. To reverse this trend, he suggests that policymakers refocus the debate over the public financing of higher education from taxpayer costs to principles of social responsibility and justice, along with economic theories of human capital. He then shows how improved coordination between state and federal agencies, expanded use of loans, and better targeting of grant aid can maximize access for low-income students while minimizing increases in taxes. Making higher education accessible to low-income students is one of the crucial challenges for citizens and policymakers in the early twenty-first century. Refinancing the College Dream offers a theoretical and practical foundation for boldly rethinking the financial strategies used by colleges and universities, states, and the federal government to accomplish this essential goal.

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Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801872650
ISBN-13
9780801872655
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2267636

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Author
Edward P. ST. John
Publication Name
Refinancing the College Dream : ACCESS, Equal Opportunity, and Justice for Taxpayers
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz

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Asker, Eric H.
Lc Classification Number
Lb2342.S8754 2003
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Occasionally, a work appears that is nothing less than mandatory reading for those who claim any interest in American higher education. Edward St. John's is one such work., Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the barriers that keep academically qualified students out of college. Indeed, it will become one of the most widely read and discussed books dealing with college finance. St. John establishes that finances present substantial barriers that keep low-income students out of college, and he fundamentally changes the debate over how those barriers should be overcome., "Compelling arguments about how changes in the federal student aid programs since the 1970s have restricted access to higher education because of the tilt towards assisting the middle class." -- David R. Smedley, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Administrators Newsletter, With his extensive experience and expertise, Edward St. John offers a significant contribution in our understanding of the role of financial aid policy in accessing higher education over the past decades. Beyond the economics of education, the author discusses financial aid within the context of social responsibility and justice., A thorough critique of the past four decades of higher education assistance programs... A brave attempt to reconcile the progressive zeal for access and the conservative pressure for academic accountability., "Compelling arguments about how changes in the federal student aid programs since the 1970s have restricted access to higher education because of the tilt towards assisting the middle class."-- Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Administrators Newsletter, Compelling arguments about how changes in the federal student aid programs since the 1970s have restricted access to higher education because of the tilt towards assisting the middle class., "A thorough critique of the past four decades of higher education assistance programs... A brave attempt to reconcile the progressive zeal for access and the conservative pressure for academic accountability." -- Joseph M. Cronin, Connection, St. John makes a compelling case that the current system of student financial aid is not designed to adequately serve the needs of low-income students, thanks in no small measure to recent educational reforms. His framework for taking academic preparation into account when discussing access makes excellent sense. The overall scope and passionate arguments of the book, though wide-ranging and somewhat complicated, are welcome additions to the policy arena that tends toward the dry and over-simplified.
Table of Content
Introduction Part I. Understanding the Access Challenge Finding Justice in Public Finance Rethinking Assumptions Assessing the Effects of Policy The 1970s: Equalizing Educational Opportunity The 1980s: Middles Class Assistance The 1990s: Justice for Taxpayers? The New Inequality Part II. Meeting the Access Challenge The Role of Finances A Contingency Approach to Refinancing Improving Access and Equalizing Opportunity Appendix: Trends in Finances and Outcomes
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Public Policy / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Finance, General, American Government / General, Higher
Lccn
2002-011067
Dewey Decimal
378.1/06/0973
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Education, Political Science

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