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$6B in Improper Student Aid Payments Found at US Education Department

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Members of Congress criticized the Education Department on Thursday over $6 billion in improper payments made as part of federal student aid programs. Kathleen Tighe, inspector general at the department, told a House hearing that the department made $2.21 billion in improper payments as part of its Pell Grants program in 2016 and $3.86 billion as part of the Direct Loan program. Overall, the department last year awarded nearly $125 billion in financial aid to nearly 12 million...

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