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Pell Grants [electronic resource] : Where Does All the Money Go / Jenna Ashley Robinson and Duke Cheston.

The Federal Pell Grant Program, which provides need-based grants to millions of college students, is the federal government's largest education expenditure. It consumes over half the Department of Education's annual budget and in 2010-2011 cost taxpayers about $36 billion per year. Althoug...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors: Robinson, Jenna Ashley, Cheston, Duke (Author)
Corporate Author: John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2012.
Subjects:
Student Financial Aid.
Grants.
Income.
Federal Aid.
Resource Allocation.
Federal Programs.
College Students.
Access to Education.
Cost Effectiveness.
Student Needs.
Student Characteristics.
Eligibility.
Paying for College.
Parent Financial Contribution.
Academic Achievement.
Grade Point Average.
Graduation.
Standardized Tests.
Low Income Groups.
Educational Attainment.
Socioeconomic Status.
Costs.
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Summary:The Federal Pell Grant Program, which provides need-based grants to millions of college students, is the federal government's largest education expenditure. It consumes over half the Department of Education's annual budget and in 2010-2011 cost taxpayers about $36 billion per year. Although the program started out as a way to provide college access to low-income students, it has grown so vast in recent years that nearly 60 percent of all undergraduates now receive Pell grants. In spite of the high cost, few people have scrutinized the effectiveness of Pell grants. This report, "Pell Grants: Where Does All the Money Go?" by Jenna Ashley Robinson and Duke Cheston, brings together what is known about Pell grants to determine how well the program serves the students who receive them and the taxpayers who fund them. Calculating Pell Grant Eligibility is appended. (Contains 39 resources.)
Item Description:Availability: John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. 353 East Six Forks Road Suite 150, Raleigh, NC 27609. Tel: 919-828-1400; Fax: 919-828-7455; e-mail: info@popecenter.org; Web site: http://www.popecenter.org.
Abstractor: As Provided.
Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
Physical Description:20 p.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Descriptive)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.

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