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Part II: 'Quality' in the Student Financial Aid Programs
Pages 47-48

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... There is little disagreement over the need to consider quality in a program that distributes some $18 billion in direct funds or guarantees, but many issues concerning the approaches currently used are open to discussion. The issues arise from the complex web of federal and institutional relationships that complicate administration and create conflicting interests and views.
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From page 48...
... In discussing the adequacy of the Department of Education's quality control information, we point out system activities found to be most in need of quality improvement. In Part III, we look beyond local optimization attempts to find more global strategies to improve quality.
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