Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights with Vice President Kamala Harris and college presidents, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House on Aug. 8. (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images)
The Department of Education is responsible for making sure institutions and online program managers are complying with federal laws on student recruitment, the Government Accountability Office found.
Instead of requiring Pell Grant students to prove their status, data sharing would enable automatic verification through the National Verifier, similar to other government programs.