Veterans Education Success

Our Mission

Veterans Education Success works on a bipartisan basis to advance higher education success for veterans, service members, and military families, and to protect the integrity and promise of the GI Bill® and other federal postsecondary education programs.

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WHAT WE DO

Help for Students

Research & Reports

Policy Advocacy

Civic Engagement

Legal Advocacy

Help for Whistleblowers

OUR LATEST WORK

News4JAX: Jacksonville veteran testifies in Washington about Dept. of Education cuts

Jason Yang2025-07-02T02:47:41+00:00July 2nd, 2025|Our Civic Engagement Activity, We're In The News|

A Jacksonville Navy veteran is sounding the alarm, warning that veterans could be left defenseless against predatory colleges [...]

Jacksonville Free Press: Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Inductee Sounds Alarm at Public Hearing: Dismantling the Department of Education Leaves Student Veterans Defenseless

Jason Yang2025-07-02T02:45:24+00:00July 2nd, 2025|

WDTN Evening News: Dayton veteran warns against wasting educational benefits on deceptive schools

Jason Yang2025-07-02T02:43:29+00:00June 30th, 2025|

Statement for the Record for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing

Jason Yang2025-06-13T02:38:48+00:00June 11th, 2025|

NPR: Budget bill reopens loophole that incentivized for-profit colleges to target veterans

Jason Yang2025-06-10T12:30:26+00:00June 6th, 2025|

Carrie Wofford - she's a superstar and she's fearless

“Carrie Wofford – she’s a superstar and she’s fearless. Veterans Education Success – They know these rules inside and out. I’m so glad they’re out there. This group has been pretty successful in getting laws passed and making sure that our veterans are protected when they use the GI Bill.”

– Former VA Secretary David Shulkin

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Students who have served this nation in uniform need Veterans Education Success to continue the good fight at a time when most policymakers remain mute.

“Veterans Education Success, with their expertise in higher education policy and their dedication to veterans, is devoted to researching facts, sharing their research with responsible agencies of government, and holding the federal government accountable. Students who have served this nation in uniform need VES to continue the good fight at a time when most policymakers remain mute.”

– Rick Weidman, Former Executive Director for Policy & Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America

We commend Veterans Education Success for their work in this area and are proud to support them

“Veterans Education Success has been a strong advocate for veterans by ensuring they have access to the best education possible and by protecting them from predatory practices in the education industry. We commend VES for their work in this area and are proud to support them.”

– Rear Adm. Christopher Cole (USN, Ret.), Former Chief Executive Officer, Association of the United States Navy