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Feds reinstate for-profit college accreditor cut under Obama

ACICS had previously certified now-defunct for-profit chains including Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute, which educated thousands of student veterans when they closed.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

5 years ago

Why aren’t more vets applying to get GI Bill restored?

Last year, about 8,000 veterans got a message in their inbox telling them they may qualify for a new law that restores education benefits to GI Bill users whose schools have abruptly closed. Nine months later, Veterans Affairs Department officials are trying to figure out why fewer than 20 percent have responded — and whether they should be concerned.

By Natalie Gross

5 years ago

Corinthian students will only see partial loan relief

The Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools, the Associated Press has learned.

6 years ago

Vets hurt by school shutdowns would get benefits restored under new ‘Forever GI Bill’ law

Under a popular piece of legislation that’s quickly made its way through Congress, GI Bill users who lost their benefits to schools that have abruptly closed since 2015 would get their benefits restored for any credits that did not transfer to another institution.

By Natalie Gross

6 years ago

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