Carrie Wofford

Q: California backs down from threat to fight VA for GI Bill oversight

California backed down from a fight with the Department of Veterans Affairs over a decision that restricts the state’s power to regulate for-profit colleges enrolling students with GI Bill benefits. California had used its authority in the past to sanction colleges with shaky finances and to investigate complaints from veterans who felt misled by higher education programs. The VA in September announced that it would end the agreement that gives California a role in certifying colleges as eligible to receive GI Bill payments, citing the state’s failure to carry out compliance surveys that track whether veterans’ benefits are paid accurately. Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article236511938.html

Q: HR 4613: VA Reporting Transparency Act

This bill requires VA to post on the VA website all reports to Congress, so that the public may see them. Read the full bill at: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4613/text

Q: What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students

A report from the Center for American Progress.

Q: The Century Foundation: How to Stop Sudden College Closures

The U.S. Department of Education’s current system of financial oversight of colleges does not forecast the future condition of an institution but rather only examines the past and it implements well-intentioned but ineffective interventions that exacerbate rather than mitigate risk of closure.

Q: Politico Morning Education: Veterans Education Success is out with two new policy briefs

"Veterans Education Success is out with two new policy briefs: <a href="http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9c8e4dd0aa7d8b99a296c520ce5e17ca9f3dbacca3cdd4ca147fee386d87482620276ba7a3660dd3e35bb71734d0035c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs%3D9c8e4dd0aa7d8b99a296c520ce5e17ca9f3dbacca3cdd4ca147fee386d87482620276ba7a3660dd3e35bb71734d0035c&source=gmail&ust=1570726741537000&usg=AFQjCNHJspt4HPvP-gK0ujIxfAmlcBqYoQ">Weak Return on Investment at Trade Schools that Enroll GI Bill Beneficiaries and <a href="http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=9c8e4dd0aa7d8b9932e52cb3864d1252275ff6edf86ac726744422ada6a590ef42b85097edeeabfb24a6479298d77453" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs%3D9c8e4dd0aa7d8b9932e52cb3864d1252275ff6edf86ac726744422ada6a590ef42b85097edeeabfb24a6479298d77453&source=gmail&ust=1570726741537000&usg=AFQjCNHcoczCjTW5qlJlfiG9wBCESB4Pmw">Proposed Short-Term Pell Safeguards Should Be Further Strengthened. " Read the full Politico Morning Ed edition at: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2019/10/09/act-unveils-major-changes-to-college-admissions-test-487313

Q: Our Oral Testimony on VA's Debt Collection & GI Bill Overpayments

On Sept. 19, 2019, Veterans Education Success' Director of Military & Consumer Policy, Mike Saunders, testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, regarding GI Bill "overpayments" and VA's aggressive debt collection practices. [pdf-embedder url="https://vetsedsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mike-Oral-testimony-HVAC-Debt-Collection-Overpayments-9.19.19.pdf" title="Mike Oral testimony HVAC Debt Collection & Overpayments 9.19.19"]

Q: 21 Military & Veteran Organizations' Letter to CFPB on Debt Collection

Veterans Education Success organized and led a letter from 21 national military and veteran service organizations to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding its proposed changes to debt collection rules. [pdf-embedder url="https://vetsedsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/9.23.19-Debt-Collection-Public-Comment_FINAL-Signatures.pdf" title="9.23.19- Debt Collection Public Comment_FINAL Signatures"]

Q: GAO Report: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid

US Government Accountability Office report: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid Highlights: "About 1 in 5 undergraduates were raising children in 2015-16, according to the Education Department. Child care costs can make it harder for them to graduate. An Education program helps students with low incomes pay for child care. Among other things, we found: Education is not accurately calculating program outcomes, such as the graduation rate. Student parents may be eligible for bigger loans to cover child care but about two-thirds of the college websites we reviewed did not mention this. We recommended that Education accurately calculate program results and encourage schools to publicize potential loan increases to cover child care. About 56 percent of undergraduate student parents had a child aged 5 or younger in school year 2015-16." Read the full report: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-522

Q: Defense Department Office of Inspector General: Audit of Controls at Military Installations for Schools Participating in the DoD Tuition Assistance Program DODIG-2019-122

The US Defense Department (DoD) Office of Inspector General determined whether military installations had implemented controls for the DoD Tuition Assistance Program that were designed to ensure that educational institutions with authorized access to DoD installations complied with DoD policies and partnership memorandums ofu nderstanding(MOUs) to prevent improperrecruitment of service members. Read the full report here .

Q: Veterans Education Success releases 2 new reports on VA's oversight of the GI Bill

VES released 2 new reports: VA’s increased Tasking of SAAs with Payment Audits is Impeding Quality Oversight of Schools; and Inconsistent Governing Statutes are Fueling Disagreements Between VA and the States Reports Shed Light on VA’s Decision on Friday to Suspend California’s Role as a State Approving Agency for GI Bill and California’s Refusal Today to Step Down [pdf-embedder url="https://vetsedsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/VES-Press-Release-Payments-Accuracy-report-release.v9.pdf" title="VES Press Release Payments Accuracy report release.v9"]

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Carrie Wofford2020-01-16T20:14:41+00:00October 8th, 2019|Categories: Accreditation - More News & Info, Bills (Actual Legislation), Closed Schools, Deceptive Colleges, GI Bill & Military Benefits - more news & info, School Accountability & Student Protections - more news & info|

Defense Department Office of Inspector General: Audit of Controls at Military Installations for Schools Participating in the DoD Tuition Assistance Program DODIG-2019-122

Carrie Wofford2019-12-20T18:30:57+00:00September 12th, 2019|Categories: Reports by DOD, Tuition Assistance|

Veterans Education Success releases 2 new reports on VA’s oversight of the GI Bill

Carrie Wofford2019-10-08T12:51:19+00:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: GI Bill & Military Benefits - more news & info, Our Press Releases|

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California backs down from threat to fight VA for GI Bill oversight

HR 4613: VA Reporting Transparency Act

Higher Learning Advocates: State by State Student Statistics

What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students

The Century Foundation: How to Stop Sudden College Closures

Politico Morning Education: Veterans Education Success is out with two new policy briefs

Learn About HR 4625: The Protect the GI Bill Act of 2019

Our Oral Testimony on VA’s Debt Collection & GI Bill Overpayments

21 Military & Veteran Organizations’ Letter to CFPB on Debt Collection

GAO Report: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid

Defense Department Office of Inspector General: Audit of Controls at Military Installations for Schools Participating in the DoD Tuition Assistance Program DODIG-2019-122

Veterans Education Success releases 2 new reports on VA’s oversight of the GI Bill

Veterans Education Success