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ERIC #:ED468845
Title:Who Should We Help? The Negative Social Consequences of Merit Scholarships.
Authors:Heller, Donald E., Ed.Marin, Patricia, Ed.
Descriptors:Access to EducationEqual EducationFinancial SupportHigher EducationMerit ScholarshipsMinority GroupsRacial FactorsState AidTuition
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Publisher:Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 400 South, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-6367; Fax: 617-495-5210; e-mail: crp@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.law.harvard.edu/civilrights.
Publication Date:2002-08-23
Pages:108
Pub Types:Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:This is a collection of papers from a 2001 symposium at Harvard University entitled "State Merit Aid Programs: College Access and Equity." After a Foreword by Gary Orfield, the seven papers are (1) "State Merit Scholarship Programs: An Introduction" (Donald E. Heller); (2) "Merit Scholarships and College Access: Evidence from Florida and Michigan" (Donald E. Heller and Christopher J. Rasmussen); (3) "Incentive Effects of New Mexico's Merit-Based Scholarship Program: Who Responds and How?" (Melissa Binder, Philip T. Ganderton, and Kristin Hutchens); (4) "Race and the Effects of Georgia's HOPE Scholarship" (Christopher Cornwell and David B. Mustard); (5) "Race, Income, and the Impact of Merit Aid" (Susan Dynarski); (6) "Do State Financial Aid Programs Cause Colleges To Raise Prices? The Case of the Georgia HOPE Scholarship" (Bridget Terry Long); and (7) "Merit Scholarships and the Outlook for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education" (Patricia Marin). (Individual papers contain references.) (SM)
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Note:Papers presented at symposium entitled, "State Merit Aid Programs: College Access and Equity" (Cambridge, MA, December 8, 2001).
Identifiers:Florida; Georgia; Michigan; New Mexico
Record Type:Non-Journal
Level:1 - Available on microfiche
Institutions:Harvard Civil Rights Project, Cambridge, MA.
Sponsors:Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
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Languages:English
Education Level:Higher Education
 

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