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Military.com: How Veterans Lose GI Bill Benefits to Scams, Fraud, and Predatory Schools
Beyond criminal schemes, another major question involves misleading recruiting practices. Investigations by groups like Veterans Education Success have documented how some for-profit colleges inflated job placement claims, misrepresented accreditation, or promised career pathways they could not deliver. [...]
New York Daily News: Living life when the uniform comes off
So, I decided to go back to school. I applied to Rockford Career College, a two-year vocational facility in Rockford, Ill. I’d tried my hand as an electrician and liked it enough to train to get [...]
FedScoop: Issues in VA’s modernization push delay payments for thousands of students
The organizations, like TAPS and Veterans Education Success, were not informed of the glitch until students who typically receive Chapter 35 benefits reported receiving only partial or no payments at the start of October. Up [...]
MeriTalk: VA Tech Issue Delays GI Bill Payments for Thousands of Students
Will Hubbard, vice president for veterans and military policy at Veterans Education Success, called the lack of communication from the VA “a real failure.” Hubbard said his organization, along with TAPS and others, is “at [...]
Media Highlights: Veterans Education Success Sounds the Alarm on GI Bill Payment Delays
Veterans Education Success is bringing national attention to a major breakdown impacting student veterans during the government shutdown. Chapter 35 survivors, who rely on GI Bill stipends for both tuition and housing, are reporting [...]
Pew: Virtual Classrooms, Real-World Disparities: How Online-Only Student Veterans Fare Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill
A 2019 study from Veterans Education Success focused on the outcomes of students who attended trade schools. The group’s analysis showed that within 10 years after enrolling, only 38% of those who received federal student [...]
MilitaryTimes: VA tech glitch halts GI Bill payments to thousands, advocates say
Will Hubbard, the vice president for Veterans and Military Policy at the organization Veterans Education Success and an architect of the current “Forever GI Bill,” has been tracking the nonpayment issue closely since he [...]
KNSV TV (Las Vegas): GI Bill Delays During Government Shutdown
In an interview with KSNV News (Las Vegas), Will Hubbard, Marine veteran and Vice President of Veterans Education Success, warned that the ongoing government shutdown has left many veterans and surviving families without GI [...]
SiriusXM POTUS Show: Radio Interview on GI Bill Payment Delays and the Government Shutdown
In an interview on the current federal shutdown, Will Hubbard, Marine Corps Reservist and Vice President for Veterans & Military Policy at Veterans Education Success, warned that thousands of military survivors and dependents are [...]
Stars and Stripes: Computer ‘glitch’ delays higher-ed payments for veterans’ dependents and survivors
William Hubbard, vice president for veterans and military policy with the non-profit Veterans Education Success, is urging the VA to reopen the GI bill hotline. “People are unsure how to get help or where to [...]
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