Some Pell grants not going toward education
Joe May, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, has a solution for students taking Pell Grants and then dropping out.
The government pays out billions in Pell Grants each year. But critics say there are cases of fraud where students don’t use the money for education.
Tess Vigeland: The House returned to the debt ceiling debate today with Republicans lining up to vote against their own bill to raise the debt limit. Meantime, Vice President Joe Biden continues meeting with top lawmakers on how to cut $1 trillion in spending.
Some in Congress are targeting federal Pell Grants, financial aid for low-income college students that doesn’t have to be repaid. Some of the program’s critics are pointing to cases of fraud, where students don’t use the