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Feds close 90/10 loophole involving veterans education benefits
Rules regarding how much money colleges could get from federal sources had been under scrutiny for years.
For-profit college’s access to veteran education benefits the focus of new investigation
Lawmakers are taking another look at the "90/10" rule that encourages schools to target veterans.
Former SMA Daniel Dailey lands a new job
Retired Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey will be taking an executive position with the Association of the U.S. Army.
By Kyle Rempfer
Push to limit for-profit college’s access to GI Bill benefits gets new boost
A bipartisan bill to change the "90/10 rule" regarding federal education funding has advocates optimistic, despite lingering challenges.
Top 50 GI Bill schools in fiscal 2018
About 54,000 fewer people used the GI Bill in fiscal 2018 – a 7 percent decline from fiscal 2017, which was itself down about 7 percent from fiscal 2016’s GI Bill enrollment total, according to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By George Altman
Why fewer people are using the GI Bill
About 54,000 fewer people used the GI Bill in fiscal 2018 – a 7 percent decline from fiscal 2017, which was itself down about 7 percent from fiscal 2016’s GI Bill enrollment total, according to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By George Altman
Fewer troops are using Tuition Assistance benefits
Fewer troops are using their education benefits, but for-profit schools continue to be a popular choice among those who do choose to attend school while on active duty.
By George Altman
Thousands of veterans had education derailed when for-profit college chains abruptly closed
The vast majority of school closures have come from the for-profit sector.
By Natalie Gross
Opinion: Veterans Defend Right to Attend Career Colleges
A new movement, Veterans for Career Education (VCE), is shining a light on an overlooked group in the veterans’ community: military veterans, servicemembers and their families who graduated from or are attending taxpaying career schools (read for-profit colleges for those that continue to demonize the sector).
By Michael Dakduk and Larry Goerzen
Opinion: Close the GI Bill loophole
Unfortunately, the Post-9/11 GI Bill has also failed thousands of American veterans in the last 11 years by allowing low-quality, for-profit educational programs to take their GI benefits and leave them with little in return.
By U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala
Are the schools that get the most GI Bill money spending the least on teaching?
The three schools receiving the most GI Bill money nationwide from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2017 – University of Phoenix, DeVry University and Strayer University, all of which are for-profit schools – spent only 15.3 percent, 12.4 percent and 10.9 percent respectively of their overall revenue on instruction in 2017.
By Joshua Axelrod