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ERIC Number: EJ543078
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Students Lie About Family Income In Order To Receive Pell Grants, Report Finds.
Burd, Stephen
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n29 pA42-A43 Mar 28 1997
A recent Department of Education study, developed with the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service, found that of 2.3 million Pell Grants in 1995-96, 102,000 went to students who failed to report or underreported family income. More than 300 recipients had each underreported income by over $100,000. The report comes when the Clinton Administration is recommending an increase in Pell Grants. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Family Income, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Fraud, Grants, Higher Education, Program Administration, Public Agencies, Public Policy, Student Financial Aid
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Clinton Administration; Department of Education; Internal Revenue Service; Pell Grant Program