Students Lie About Family Income In Order To Receive Pell Grants, Report Finds.

Burd, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ543078

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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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 - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program

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