District of Columbia: Improved Reporting Could Enhance Management of the Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-18-527

Autor/in	Emrey-Arras, Melissa
Institution	US Government Accountability Office
Titel	District of Columbia: Improved Reporting Could Enhance Management of the Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-18-527
Quelle	(2018), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; College Bound Students; Tuition; Grants; Student Financial Aid; High School Graduates; Paying for College; Out of State Students; Low Income Students; Financial Aid Applicants; Program Effectiveness; Eligibility; Enrollment; Graduation Rate; College Preparation; Counseling; Student Personnel Services; Reports; Scholarships; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterweisung; Unterricht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Antragsteller; Eignung; Einschulung; Counselling; Beratung; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Scholarship; Stipendium
Abstract	Congress funds District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) through an annual appropriation, which was $40 million in fiscal year 2018. DCTAG provides D.C. residents up to $10,000 per year to attend college. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, included a provision for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review DCTAG. This report examines, among other things, the characteristics of DCTAG recipients and steps taken by the program to support recipients, as well as the extent to which the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) reports DCTAG's performance to internal and external stakeholders. GAO assessed the most recent data available on DCTAG, covering academic years 2007-2016, as well as data on college graduation, tuition, and fees from the Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for academic years 2007-2016, and data on enrollment in high schools and median household income in D.C. from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2007-2016; interviewed representatives of DCTAG and the entities it partners with to support recipients; and reviewed relevant laws, the applicability of standards for internal control, and guidance on performance management. GAO recommends OSSE issue annual reports relating DCTAG's performance to program goals. In response to the recommendation, the Mayor stated that OSSE will expand annual reporting to include direct linkages and combine data points to better illustrate the program's performance. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01