Academic Competitiveness Grants Background, Description, and Selected Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary.

Federal aid to higher education.

Vocational education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Describes the academic competitiveness grant program established under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including eligibility criteria and various ways to satisfy the rigorous secondary school program requirement. Reviews the funding levels of the program, and discusses relevant policy issues, including the expanding Federal role in high school curriculum and policymaking, alternative education programs, and concurrent enrollment programs

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Academic Competitiveness Grants

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-DSP-0611

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