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Wedneaday,July 10,1985  \n# EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW PROGRAMS TO ASSIST NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS\n\nWhile college enrollment demographics have been altered radically in recentyears,several experts yesterday said federal higher education policies appearto be fixed in a distant era.  \nSo-called \"traditional\"students--the 18-24 year-old,full-time males--are fastbecoming scarce,according to those testifying before the House PostsecondaryEducation Subcommittee.They are being replaced by students that are more of-ten older,part-time and female,they said,prompting the need for changes inHEA——         federal student aid policles.  \nReauthorization’85  \nLinda Tarr-Whelan,government relations director ofthe National Education Association(NEA),said thefederal government has a chance to reaffirm its  \ncommitment to equal access to higher education for all individuals by openingfederal financial assistance programs to part-time students.  \n\"Student financial aid programs must meet the reality of the 'new'collegians,\"Tarr-Whelan said.  \nThe testimony came as the House panel completed its first of two hearings onnon-traditional student issues.The hearings are part of the the subcommit-tee's lengthy reauthorization process for the Higher Education Act of 1965.  \nAlthough few were detailed,several suggestions were offered during the hearingto improve the plight of non-traditional students.For example,educators pro-posed,allow students attending college less than half-time to be eligible forfederal student aid,request the National Institute of Education to provide re-search on part-time learners,provide more federal grants to reduce reliance onloans and increase the loan payback period from 10 to 15 years.  \nSeveral statistical arguments were made to explainthe plight of the non-traditional students,but two individuals gave heartfelttestimony based on actual experiences.  \nSusan Berube,a Smith College graduate who began her postsecondary education asa self-described\"welfare mother,\"said women students on public assistancehave two major concerns:the“overriding fear of losing benefita”such as Aidfor Families with Dependent Children(AFDC),and the difficulty of handlingmultiple tasks while trying to feel satisfied that she is successful in each.  \n\"She often asks herself why she has decided to put herself through such pain,\"Berube said.\"W111 it all be worth it?School is so demanding.Relinquishing                                       (more)   \nJuly 10,1985  \n# EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW PROGRAMS TO ASSIST NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS(Cont.)\n\ncontrol of her income and the invasion of her privacy is demeaning and anxiety-producing.Her self-esteem is affected by the humiliation she feels every timeshe encounters a hostile sales clerk or a case worker who seems to be saying,'How dare you aspire to such things.'Will she and her children really benefitfrom all this emotional upheaval and strain?\"  \nIn her case,Berube said it was worth it,but Paul Guarnieri,president of theUnited States Association of Evening Students,described for the subcommitteeseveral case studies of non-traditional students who opted to drop out ofschool instead of battling the odds against success.  \n\"If Congress is sincere in its dedication to adult,part-time and evening edu-cation,then it is imperative that corrective legislation be enacted to ameli-orate the current inequalities that exist in today's higher educational sys-tem,\"Guarnieri said.  \nThe need of federal student aid for women is particularly vital,according toKristen Stelck,a public policy associate for the American Association of Uni-versity Women.She said two of three students over age 34 are women and80 percent of these older students are attending college part-time.  \nIn addition to increasing access to student aid,the federal government mustalso improve funding for child care programs,according to a number of thosetestifying yesterday.Helen Blank,speaking for the Children's Defense Fund,said child","cbCaioQ0zT2x7Gkr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioQ0zT2x7Gkr","pdf",1870014,"English","# EXPERTS CALL FOR NEW PROGRAMS TO ASSIST NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS\n## Reauthorization’85\n## VA ISSUES FINAL RULES ON EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY\n## CONSERVATIVE LAMMAKERS ARE FIRST TO ATTACK RESEARCH REORGANZIATION","[{\"question\":\"Why do experts say federal higher education policies need to change?\",\"answer\":\"They argue current policies reflect an earlier era and do not match the growing number of non-traditional students now attending college.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes to federal student aid are proposed for part-time students?\",\"answer\":\"Speakers recommend making students attending college less than half-time eligible for federal aid and improving grant support to reduce reliance on loans.\"},{\"question\":\"What did Veterans Administration final rules do regarding education benefits?\",\"answer\":\"The rules eliminate the possibility of 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