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Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
The Department of Education's Inspector General has identified and prosecuted 17 cases where borrowers received large amounts in student loans by claiming falsely to be pursuing studies at foreign institutions. Officials see serious statutory, regulatory, and program deficiencies that may expose programs to more fraud and abuse. Critics feel the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Fraud, Higher Education
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 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…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Family Income, Federal Aid
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Public officials and student aid experts agree that the federal program delivery system is outdated, inefficient, and vulnerable to fraud, but they disagree on how bad the situation is and whether the Education Department has the structure necessary to fix it. A 1995 project to integrate all federal grant and loan programs into one system has not…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cheating, Delivery Systems, Federal Programs
