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For-Profit Colleges Draw Attention From Regulators and Millions of Students

6/14/2010

A year ago, Joseph Carrillo Jr. had to fight to get into crowded classes here at the public American River College. He couldn't ... read more »

California Universities Consider Adopting the T-Word: Tuition

6/14/2010

For 50 years, they've avoided it. But California's public universities are now inching closer to using the word they've long vie... read more »

Veterans Use New GI Bill Largely at For-Profit and 2-Year Colleges

6/13/2010

For-profit colleges and community colleges were the most popular choices of students who used benefits from the Post-9/11 GI Bil... read more »

Filner: Congress Not Done with GI Bill

5/28/2010

Improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill; an end at long last to the "disabled veterans' tax" known as concurrent receipt; and ex... read more »

Bill Would Cut On-The-Job Training Pay for Vets

4/20/2010

As officials watch cash-strapped employers stop using the Montgomery GI Bill On-the-Job Training Program for veterans, it makes ... read more »

Soldiers in the Classroom

3/19/2010

What the classroom full of veterans wanted most was, as one of them put it, “to help our families understand what we went throug... read more »

Veterans' Benefits for Spring Semester Face Fewer Delays

3/4/2010

After a fall semester plagued by delays and backlogged payments, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that it has iss... read more »

Hold Off On New GI Bill Changes, VA Cautions

3/1/2010

In the face of a growing pile of ideas for changing the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the head of Veterans Affairs Department’s education s... read more »

Pentagon Suspends Career Aid for Spouses

3/1/2010

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Military spouses were enthusiastic last year when the government started offering them grants of up to $6,0... read more »

Spouses Surprised as DOD Suspends Education Program

2/26/2010

Fort Campbell spouses seeking to further their education suffered a serious setback Feb. 16, when the Department of Defense abru... read more »

SAAs To Contact For Your G.I. Bill Benefits

1/25/2010

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VA: Most GI Bill Calls Did Not Connect

1/22/2010

If you have had trouble getting your question about GI Bill benefits answered when you call the Veterans Affairs Department’s ed... read more »

GI Bill Backlog Climbs as New Semester Looms

1/11/2010

With the latest numbers showing a still-rising backlog for Post-9/11 GI Bill claims, a key lawmaker says he doesn’t think the Ve... read more »

New Website for Veterans

11/10/2009

The American Council on Education has launched a new Web site, Today's GI Bill, to help veterans learn about the new education b... read more »

Contractor to Help VA with GI Bill Claims

10/28/2009

The Veterans Affairs Department is ready to admit it cannot process GI Bill benefits claims without help, announcing Wednesday t... read more »

VA Seeks Temporary Contractor to Help Process Education Claims

10/28/2009

On Oct. 21, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a solicitation for temporary contractor support to assist in processi... read more »

More Delays Possible in GI Bill Payments

10/27/2009

Up to 14,000 students may not receive living stipends Nov. 1 as the Veterans Affairs Department continues to dig out of a backlo... read more »

Hot Seat

10/16/2009

Under heavy scrutiny for failing to pay Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to eligible veterans, the program’s lead administrator attemp... read more »

Even with Check in Hand, GI Benefits Elusive

10/7/2009

The Department of Veterans Affairs' problems with the Post-9/11 GI Bill's benefits seem to linger, no matter what the government... read more »

Secretary Shinseki Orders Emergency Checks to Students Awaiting Education Benefits

9/25/2009

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Legion Salutes 'California Fix' to New GI Bill

8/5/2009

The best veterans benefit in a generation just got better, said the head of the nation's largest veterans service organization, ... read more »

House Panel Passes New G.I. Bill Changes

7/22/2009

A federal student aid bill was amended Tuesday by a House committee to increase Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for veterans in state... read more »

Bill Would Expand Work-Study Options for Vets

7/15/2009

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand a veterans work-study program for college students in hopes that it would h... read more »

GI Bill Math

7/13/2009

ANDREWS AFB Asked if she's heard much about the new, Post-9/11 GI Bill, Senior Airman Jessica Gage laughed. “I’ve heard lots of... read more »

Congress Approves Technical Amendments to Higher Education Act

6/26/2009

Congress has approved a bill to patch holes in the Higher Education Act, including a glitch that would have forced thousands of ... read more »

700 Colleges Tied the Yellow Ribbon

6/25/2009

About 700 colleges signed up for the new Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program, which allows colleges to enter into dollar-f... read more »

Campuses as Vet-Friendly Zones

6/5/2009

All Dan Standage needed was a broom closet. “Basically I just said, give me a broom closet and as long as we have a space, peopl... read more »

Congressman Adler Introduces House Resolution to Urge Universities to Provide Education Opportunities for Servicemembers

6/4/2009

Washington, DC – Congressman John Adler introduced a bipartisan resolution this week urging universities nationwide to seek memb... read more »

To Tie the Yellow Ribbon?

5/1/2009

The deadline for colleges to sign up as Yellow Ribbon institutions has been extended from May 15 to June 15 – and it’s a good th... read more »

GI Bill Lets Veterans Take Flight

4/9/2009

Under the new GI Bill, a veteran attending college in Colorado would be eligible for a tuition benefit of up to $419 per credit ... read more »

Maximum Tuition and Fees To Be Paid Under New GI Bill Program Go Way Up