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Veterans face hidden dangers in online learning By Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-10-15/veterans-face-dangers-online-learning-15516752.html Source – Stars and Stripes
"As veterans transition from military service to civilian life, higher education is the most common steppingstone to new career opportunities. The GI Bill and other educational benefits are designed to support this transition, offering veterans [...]
A new bill aims to make defrauded GI Bill vets whole again. Will it?
"Of the 17,918 GI Bill-approved schools, 809 have such warnings, according to VA data. A dozen have reached settlements with the FTC. Hubbard said that if the VA stopped approving schools with these warnings, a significant [...]
‘Duped’: Students of UA’s new online college can’t get jobs, say school misled them on value of degrees
"“The unbelievable thing is that a public institution is willing to risk its reputation and engage in this kind of practice just for the sake of generating revenue,” Barmak Nassirian said about UA’s decision to [...]
Nextgov/FCW: IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel details his hefty tech to-do list
"Low employment rates for participants William Hubbard, the vice president for veterans and military policy at the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, played an important role in the creation of the VET-TEC program. While still [...]
Military.com: Veterans Scammed Out of GI Bill Benefits Could Get Benefits Restored Under House-Passed Bill
""We are pleased that the House of Representatives took an important first step today in providing the secretary of Veterans Affairs with the authority to restore the GI Bill for student veterans who have been [...]
Inside Higher Ed: ‘Catastrophic Success’ Threatens Army Education Benefits
"Will Hubbard, vice president for veterans and military policy at Veterans Education Success, an advocacy group that works to protect federal military and veteran education benefits, said his organization recognizes the Army’s “very real” budgetary [...]
New York Times: University of Idaho Needs More Students. Should It Buy an Online School?
Alphi Black, an Army veteran from Los Angeles, is trying to have her student loans forgiven after having enrolled at the University of Phoenix following what she said were misleading sales pitches. After earning her [...]
MilitaryTimes: GI Bill rule change could upend requirements for online-only classes
“The impact of the proposed changes will lead to veterans being charged their GI Bill for what amounts to simple access to the internet,” said William Hubbard, vice president for Veterans and Military Policy at [...]
WBAP Impact Texas: “Veteran GI Bill For-Profit College Scams”
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CBS Audio: Eye on Veterans: Scam U: Student vets testify in DC re: college degree scams, GI Bill abuse
Today we’re talking with former student veterans who testified before the US Dept. of Education in Washington DC, regarding for-profit colleges that failed to provide the useful degrees they promised, all while burning through the [...]
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