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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"D.C. school graduates also get in-state tuition to any public college in the nation."

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/04/investigation-md-residents-ripping-off-dc-schools-while-admins-refuse-to-address-it/#ixzz4DXaYKX00

This quote isn't quite accurate:  You have to be a DC resident in order to the the DC TA, not just graduate from a DC school. And DC TAG is most definitely NOT "in-state tuition" though I wish it was. DC TAG is $10K per year for up to five years towards the OUT OF STATE tuition rate which is typically $30K-50K. So, yes the DC TAG takes a little bit of the sting off, but it's nowhere near what in state residents pay. [/quote]

What prevents the fraudsters from using the same relative's or other non-legal DC address for TAG purposes, as well as to enroll their MD kids in DCPS or charters?[/quote]

Nothing prevents them from doing that, but I will say that qualifying for DC TAG is much more difficult than just proving residency. It's tied to other financial aid docs that you have to fill out for the feds, so comes with a higher degree of difficulty (showing tax returns, etc). I only was pointing out that "DC school graduates" doesn't really explain who gets TAG. [/quote]

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