Lessons from the Failure of a Student Loan Guarantor

Although student loan option remains a useful adjunct to federal grants, work/study programs, and cooperative education programs, the country should learn from the Higher Education Assistance Foundation default difficulties. The student loan program is best suited for middle-income students and pare...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phi Delta Kappan 1993-03, Vol.74 (7), p.563-565
1. Verfasser: Cronin, Joseph M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Although student loan option remains a useful adjunct to federal grants, work/study programs, and cooperative education programs, the country should learn from the Higher Education Assistance Foundation default difficulties. The student loan program is best suited for middle-income students and parents; scholarships, training grants, and vocational education programs best serve the low-income group. Minimum-wage occupations offer little repayment opportunity. (MLH)
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487