Student Financial Aid: Federal Aid Awarded to Students Taking Remedial Courses
HEHS-97-142
Published: Aug 21, 1997. Publicly Released: Aug 21, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined remedial education among college freshman and sophomore (underclassmen) financial aid recipients for the fall 1995 term, focusing on the share of financial aid dollars: (1) awarded to underclassmen who enrolled in remedial courses; and (2) used by underclassmen to pay for remedial classes. GAO also examined why and how colleges provide remedial education and the demographic profiles of students who take such courses.
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