Department of Education: Information on Consolidation Opportunities and
Student Aid (Testimony, 04/06/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-130).

The Education Department's budget for fiscal year 1995 accounts for
about $33 billion in federal education assistance.  The Department runs
244 education programs, and 30 other federal agencies administer another
308.  This testimony discusses (1) opportunities to consolidate
overlapping education programs; (2) potential cost savings attributed to
the Department's proposal to accelerate and fully implement the direct
student loan program; and (3) the Department's efforts to strengthen its
"gatekeeping" over schools participating in federal student financial
aid programs.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-HEHS-95-130
     TITLE:  Department of Education: Information on Consolidation 
             Opportunities and Student Aid
      DATE:  04/06/95
   SUBJECT:  Educational programs
             Education program evaluation
             Budget cuts
             Direct loans
             Student loans
             Financial aid programs
             Student financial aid
             Cost control
             Loan defaults
             Education or training
IDENTIFIER:  School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program
             Teacher Corps Program
             Federal Family Education Loan Program
             National Direct Student Loan Program
             Dept. of Education Aid for Institutional Development Program
             Dept. of Education Faculty Development Fellowship Program
             Dept. of Education Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and 
             Science Education Program
             Dept. of Education Star Schools Program
             Dept. of Education Inexpensive Book Distribution Program
             Pell Grant
             
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