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...yield among accepted students in this middle income range was about ten percentage points lower than the yield for other income levels, and the PLP has helped raise the yield a few points closer to the average yield of about 73 per cent...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh, | Title: A Cure for the Middle Income College Crunch | 3/16/1978 | See Source »

...costs to pay after receiving any federal, state or institutional scholarships. A Congressional Budget Office study released in January shows that while almost half of the money for the tax credit would go to families in the $10,000 to $25,000 income range, as much as 37 per cent would go to those earning over that amount and only 13 per cent to families earning less. Opponents of the tax credit say more good can be done by giving bigger grants to a smaller group of people than by giving a maximum of $250--which hardly makes a dent...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh, | Title: A Cure for the Middle Income College Crunch | 3/16/1978 | See Source »

...Eligibility Rule for Freshman: "Minus freshmen, we've been playing without 25 per cent of our team. Give us our freshmen and then outside people are going to realize how good the calibre of play is in the Ivy League...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frank McLaughlin Speaks His Piece | 3/15/1978 | See Source »

...have made strides in politics despite the fact that blacks represent less than one per cent of the total number of government officials," Ernest N. Morial, New Orleans mayor--elect said las night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Orleans Mayor | 3/15/1978 | See Source »

...proposal holds the alumni responsible for the remainder of their educational debts, but permits them to disperse the last 50 per cent over a longer period of time than does the present system of loan repayment...

Author: By Peter R. Melnick, | Title: Proposed Loan Plan Aids Low Income Law Grads | 3/14/1978 | See Source »

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