3.

Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged

Migrant education: a. High school equivalency program; b. College assistance migrant program

From 1974 to 1980 the Department of Labor funded HEP and CAMP, using discretionary funds set aside for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1978 included specific authorizations for these programs. In 1980, the programs were transferred to the Department of Education and, in 1981, they were reauthorized as part of the Higher Education Act.

Accomplishments

For the 1987-88 school year, HEP is serving an estimated 2,860 students in
19 projects. Based on program records, HEP projects use about 25 percent
of their Federal funds to provide instructional services; 17 percent for
student room and board; 9 percent for stipends; 8 percent for counseling
services; 27 percent to administer the program; and 14 percent for student
services. Data from a study completed in October 1985 by California State
University at Fresno show that during the five-year period from 1980
through 1984, 81 percent of the HEP participants passed the GED examination
and earned a high school equivalency certificate. However, this success
has come at a high cost. The cost per student remained in the $2,200 to
$2,500 range during that period. The total number served has been small,
never exceeding 3,000 students in any year.

CAMP is serving around 250 students at 4 institutions of higher education
in the 1987-88 school year. CAMP projects use about 16 percent of their
funding to support instructional services; 22 percent for stipends;
24 percent to administer the program; 25 percent for student support ser-
vices; 10 percent for counseling services; and 3 percent for student room
and board. The same 1985 study by California State University at Fresno
showed that, during the period studied, about 85 percent of the CAMP
participants completed their first year of college and continued further
postsecondary study after the first year. This success has also been
expensive. The cost per student remained in the $2,000 to $2,500 range
during that period. The number of students served has never risen above
750 in any year.

1989 Budget Proposal

No funds are requested for HEP and CAMP in 1989 because these programs are costly to operate and participants can be served under other existing programs. In the 1987-88 school year, the $7.5 million appropriated for HEP and CAMP will serve only 3,110 students. Other Federal education programs provide similar services at a much lower cost.

For example, the Adult Education Act program provides services to help adults earn a high school equivalency certificate or enter the job market at a much lower cost per student. In 1987, the $106 million appropriated

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Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged

3. Migrant education: a. High school equivalency program; b. College assistance migrant program

for the State-operated Adult Education program will serve almost 2.8 mil-
lion students per year with a Federal contribution of roughly $38 per
student. In addition, 1985 State data from the Adult Education program
indicate that more than 200,000 of the participants passed the GED exami-
nation and over 55,000 participants obtained jobs. HEP will serve only
2,860 students in the 1987-88 school year at a cost of $2,203 per student.
At the higher education level, Special Programs for the Disadvantaged
(Student Support Services) provide similar services to those provided by
CAMP. Under the 1987 appropriation of $71 million, the Student Support
Services Projects activity will serve almost 152,000 students in the
1987-88 school year with a Federal contribution of $467 per student.
will serve only 250 students during the 1987-88 school year with a Federal
contribution of $4,800 per student.

CAMP

The

1/ For 1987 and 1988, 1 percent of the amount available to the States is
set aside for the Outlying Areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
amounts appropriated for the LEA Grant program and the State agency
programs are distributed based on the number of eligible students and
each State's per pupil expenditure. The amount set aside for State
administration is distributed based on each State's proportion of its
total State Chapter 1 allocation but not less than $225,000.
The
Outlying Areas receive a minimum of $50,000 each.

2/ A total of $4,566,065,000 is proposed for Chapter 1 activities. State data will be provided upon enactment of pending legislation.

3/ Amounts allocated to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Marshall Islands may be reduced in accordance with section 105(1)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-239); amounts not obligated to FSM and the Marshall Islands will be reallocated among other eligible recipients.

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