Public Law 89-329.-Higher Education Act Title IV-B as of January 31, 1969-545,162 loans-$503,368,443. Public Law 89-329.-Higher Education Act Title IV-C. Percent 14.97 21.38 25.33 23.10 14.10 1.12 63.96 34.88 1.16 87.52 6.54 5.94 Percent of lenders Percent of loans 40.2 46.8 45.8 40.4 1.5 2.7 1 College work-study program estimated amounts to be awarded for program operations during academic year 1969-70. Supplemental awards to certain states for the first half of fiscal year 1970 and awards to all States for the last half of fiscal year 1970 are estimated and included. NOTE. In fiscal year 1968 (academic year 1968-69). Average grant was $420 per student. TEACHER CORPS Legislation.-Public Law 89-329, title V-B, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 90-35, Educational Professions Development Act (B-1). Purpose. To improve educational opportunities for children in areas having concentrations of low-income families and to encourage colleges and universities to broaden programs of teacher preparation by attracting and training teacherinterns and by making teaching teams available to local educational agencies. Federal contribution-Training of corpsmen.-Grants for institutional support in lieu of tuition plus stipends consistent with comparable programs. Corps Service: Up to 90 percent of corpsmen compensation during inservice, except for unusual cases in which more than 90 percent may be provided during the first year of agency's participation. Organizational.-Teacher Corps. Assignment.-Bureau of Educational Personnel Development. Basis for award.-Institutions Grants based on competence and experience, geographic access to poverty areas, and access to local school districts to be served. Local school districts-Grants based on rationale of request for assistance, proportion of need, and quality of proposal. Experienced teachers-Masters degree or equivalent, at least 5 years of teaching experience, and State certification or eligibility for such teaching certification. Teacher-interns-Bachelors degree or at least 2 years of college and willingness to serve 2 years in the Corps. Awards made to.-Local and State educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Fiscal year 1969.-45 percent of authorization appropriated. Fiscal year 1970.-55 percent of authorization proposed to be funded. TITLE VI-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION UNDERGRADUATE Purpose. The purpose of part A of title VI is to improve the quality of undergraduate classroom instruction in science, mathematics, foreign languages, history, geography, government, English, other humanities, the arts, or education. Grants are awarded for the acquisition of equipment (including audiovisual equipment and materials, printed and published materials, and closed circuit television) and for necessary minor remodeling. The Federal share for the cost of these projects may not exceed 50 percent, except in exceptional cases, when the Federal share may be as much as 80 percent. Purpose. This is a grant program to assist colleges and universities to combine resources for cooperative uses including such facilities as libraries, closed-circuit television, and electronic computer networks. (Public Law 88-204, as amended by Public Law 89-329, Public Law 89-752 and Public Law 90-575) PROVISIONS AND JUSTIFICATIONS Purpose. To assist the Nation's colleges, universities, junior colleges, and technical institutes in accompanying the rapidly growing numbers of students who desire a higher education. This act provides grants on a matching basis to finance the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of undergraduate and graduate facilities, and for the administration of State plans. Authorization.-Extends through fiscal year 1971. Main provisions. |