Carrie Wofford

Q: PBS NewsHour: University of Phoenix agrees to $50M settlement over false ad claims

"The settlement was applauded by some education advocacy groups, including Veterans Education Success, which works to help military veterans. Carrie Wofford, the group's president, thanked the FTC for its work. “The FTC’s findings should shock every patriotic American," she said. “Enough is enough. It's time to stop the fleecing of America’s veterans and service members by predatory colleges.” Read the full story here : https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/university-of-phoenix-agrees-to-50m-settlement-over-false-ad-claims

Q: Wall Street Journal: Which College Graduates Make the Most

New government data shows which college degrees are instantly paying off and which ones leave graduates loaded with debt but skimpy income. Some of the examples are striking. Bismarck State College can now boast its business majors earned a median of $100,500 one year after graduation, topping several elite private schools, such as Emory University. But the amount that graduates of certain programs owe the federal government or bring home in pay will likely cause some soul-searching among prospective students. At Brown University, biology majors earned $30,500 immediately after college—$12,400 less than history majors. Dentists who attended New York University’s graduate program borrowed a median of $387,660—but earned just $69,600. The Trump administration on Wednesday published a trove of new data offering the most granular look yet at the financial health of the nation’s new college graduates. For the first time, Americans can now compare the student debt levels and first-year earnings of graduates based on what they studied, broken out by major or graduate degree program. Until now, the government has only published schoolwide statistics on debt and earnings for undergraduates. Worth the Payoff?

Q: Our Letter to VA Regarding Ashford

We submitted a letter to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, providing key information about Ashford University. [pdf-embedder url="https://vetsedsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Letter-to-VA-re-Ashford.Nov2019.pdf" title="Letter to VA re Ashford.Nov2019"]

Q: S. 2857: Bipartisan Protect Veterans' Education and Taxpayer Spending Act of 2019

Introduced by Senators Carper (D-DE), Cassidy (R-LA), Lankford (R-OK), and Tester (D-MT) Bill text is available here

Q: Georgetown Center on Education & the Workforce: A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges

Using data from the expanded College Scorecard to rank 4,500 colleges and universities by return on investment, <a href="https://georgetown.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=17c35e53c623b1a2893b0190c&id=8912b8e1b2&e=8402b59a6d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://georgetown.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D17c35e53c623b1a2893b0190c%26id%3D8912b8e1b2%26e%3D8402b59a6d&source=gmail&ust=1574603324087000&usg=AFQjCNH42S2YJo7rUEnC0xJiybL8cxBgow">A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges finds that bachelor's degrees from private colleges, on average, have higher returns on investment than degrees from public colleges 40 years after enrollment. Community colleges and many certificate programs have the highest returns in the short term, 10 years after enrollment, though returns from bachelor's degrees eventually overtake those of most two-year credentials. Public colleges, where tuition is lower and students accumulate less debt, lead to better returns than private colleges at the 10-year horizon. In the long term, however, degrees from private nonprofit colleges provide the best returns, even though students take out twice as much in loans on average. A graduate of a public college has an average net economic gain of $765,000, compared to $838,000 for a graduate of a private college.

Q: Politico Morning Education: Veterans Education Success is adding to its legal team

"Veterans Education Success is adding to its legal team. Lt. Col. Aniela Szymanski , a Marine Corps Reserve judge advocate general, will serve as senior director for Legal Affairs and Military Policy. Marine Corps veteran Alex Kish , a George Washington University Law School graduate, and Allison Muth, a Georgetown University Law Center graduate, will serve as law fellows. Meanwhile, Barrett Bogue , who previously ran communications at Student Veterans of America and the VA division that oversees the GI Bill, will has been hired as a senior communications advisor." Read the full Politico Morning Education (Nov. 8, 2019) here .

Q: Voice of San Diego: Thomas Jefferson Law School was Temporarily Stripped of GI Bill Participation

“'It solves the Thomas Jefferson problem,” said Carrie Wofford, president of the advocacy group Veterans Education Success. The bill, H.R. 4625 , also addresses other issues the federal VA highlighted in explaining why it took over the GI Bill duties from CalVet. “The legislation will make what is the common sense and ethically right thing to do now also technically the right thing to do,” Wofford said. The legislation was recently approved by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with unanimous support and is expected to be voted on by the full House." Read the full story at Voice of San Diego, "Thomas Jefferson Law School was Temporarily Stripped of GI Bill Participation" published October 28, 2019.

Q: Politico Morning Education: A Report from Veterans Education Success Analyzes Veteran Student Loan Borrowing

<a href="http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0dcc7aa639aebda2564f18e2637211457edee0c0977b5a45fa7b4af29081e705dfc017d159e914552173e604a925e553" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs%3D0dcc7aa639aebda2564f18e2637211457edee0c0977b5a45fa7b4af29081e705dfc017d159e914552173e604a925e553&source=gmail&ust=1572439112668000&usg=AFQjCNEK8E1cK4cz5GQgsxA4UYYdKTBvlg">"A report from Veterans Education Success analyzes student loan borrowing in academic year 2015-16, and compares undergraduate veterans who received GI Bill educational benefits to those who did not. It also examines the cumulative student loan debt held by GI Bill and non-GI Bill student veterans who earned certificates, associates and bachelor's degrees during that year." Read Politico Morning Ed at: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2019/10/28/chicago-teachers-on-strike-for-8th-day-781665

Q: Stars & Stripes: Some Guard Troops Deployed to US-Mexico Border Aren’t Earning Federal Benefits

“Our brave National Guard women and men deserve clarification now,” said Carrie Wofford, president of Veterans Education Success. Read the full story from Stars & Stripes here .

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PBS NewsHour: University of Phoenix agrees to $50M settlement over false ad claims

42 Veterans and Military Organizations Request Senate Action on HR 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act

Wall Street Journal: Which College Graduates Make the Most

Our Letter to VA Regarding Ashford

Follow the Taxpayer Dollars: How an Instructional Spending Screen Could Work in Higher Ed

S. 2857: Bipartisan Protect Veterans’ Education and Taxpayer Spending Act of 2019

Georgetown Center on Education & the Workforce: A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges

Politico Morning Education: Veterans Education Success is adding to its legal team

Education Department’s denial of nonprofit status to the for-profit Grand Canyon University

Voice of San Diego: Thomas Jefferson Law School was Temporarily Stripped of GI Bill Participation

Politico Morning Education: A Report from Veterans Education Success Analyzes Veteran Student Loan Borrowing

Stars & Stripes: Some Guard Troops Deployed to US-Mexico Border Aren’t Earning Federal Benefits

Veterans Education Success