GI Bill & Other Education Benefits

Veterans Organizations Call for Automatic Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans

A letter to the Department of Education requesting automatic loan forgiveness for disabled veterans.

Career-Ready Student Veterans Act

Veterans and Military Organizations Write VA to Fix Delays in GI Bill Payments

As an IT issue wreaked havoc on GI Bill payments, 15 veteran and military organizations wrote a letter urging VA Secretary Wilkie to find a prompt solution.

CFPB and DoD: Protect Servicemembers’ Rights

38 veterans and military service organizations call on the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and US Defense Department to stop the rollback of servicemembers' rights under the Military Lending Act   Resubmitted Sept. [...]

U.S. Navy position paper opposing “PROSPER” Act

The US Navy issued a position paper opposing the House PROSPER Act, which would curtail Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which the Navy relies upon for military recruiting and retention.

Dallas News: Hundreds of veterans scramble after Garland for-profit college closes

GARLAND — Hundreds of veterans are scrambling to figure out what’s next for them after a for-profit college they were attending suddenly shut down Wednesday. The Texas Veterans Commission issued a news release Thursday evening [...]

Veterans in Class Actions Lawsuits

The Military Coalition’s letter to Congressional leadership requesting veteran access to class action lawsuits against predatory lenders.

DIIHE: Veterans Groups’ Objective: Defend Educational Protections

After hearing that the Trump Administration is taking action to decrease students’ rights and protections, 33 veterans and military service organizations have been voicing their concerns of how badly these actions will harm veterans and their families.

Veterans and Military Organizations write to the House Veterans Affairs Committee on GI Bill issues

Veteran and Military organizations urge Congress to address specific GI Bill issues.

Public Comment to Education Department Re: Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Letter to Education Department's National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity regarding Distance Education Accrediting Commission

U.S. Department of Education Press Release: “Federal Agencies Enhance Collaboration to Support Veterans in Higher Education”

Veterans and Military Organizations Ask the House Armed Services Committee to Keep Protections in Place to Prevent Fraudulent and Deceptive Recruiting on Military Bases

A letter to Congress requesting limitations to the access that college salespeople have to military bases as a protection for service members.

VA’s Revised Guidance to Schools on Correcting Violations of 38 USC 3696

On May 26, 2020, VA sent revised guidance to schools at risk of losing eligibility to enroll GI Bill students due to deceptive and misleading advertising and recruiting, in violation of 38 USC 3696.  This [...]

Politico Morning Education: It’s just not going to look like any other school year

COULD VETERANS BE BLOCKED FROM CARES ACT GRANTS? Veterans Education Success says it’s possible. — “At issue is which students are eligible for the cash grants,” the group, which focuses on student veterans, argues in a new brief. Education [...]

VA’s Guidance to Schools on Correcting Violations of 38 USC 3696

On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent guidance to 5 schools at risk of losing eligibility to enroll GI Bill students because of 38 USC 3696, which prohibits VA from approving [...]

Press Release: Veterans Education Success Commends Maryland as the First State to Close the 90/10 Loophole

May 7, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ramond Curtis, State Policy Manager   Veterans Education Success Commends Maryland as the First State to Close the 90/10 Loophole Advocates and veterans defrauded by for-profit schools react [...]

Press Release: Thirty-Three Leading Military & Veteran Service Organizations Praise VA Effort to Protect Veterans and Taxpayers from Schools that Mislead Prospective Students

For Immediate Release                     Contact: Carrie Wofford President 202-838-5050 April, 9 2020 Thirty-Three Leading Military & Veteran Service Organizations Praise VA Effort to Protect Veterans and Taxpayers from Schools that Mislead Prospective Students The [...]

Veterans Education Success Thanks Congress for Passing Important COVID-19 Fix for GI Bill and other VA-Funded Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tanya Ang, Vice President, (202) 838-5050 March 19, 2020   Congress Clears Important COVID-19 Fix for GI Bill and other VA-Funded Students WASHINGTON, DC:  This morning, Congress cleared an important COVID-19 fix [...]

Veterans Education Success Hails Maryland as the 1st State in the Nation to Close the 90/10 Loophole

Veterans Education Success Hails Maryland as the First State in the Nation to Close the 90/10 Loophole FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANNAPOLIS, MD – As they prepare to adjourn over Coronavirus concerns, lawmakers in Annapolis, MD, [...]

Letter from Chairman Scott of the House Ed and Labor Committee to Perdoceo Education Corp. re 90/10 Compliance

Reveal: Veterans Affairs Bans University of Phoenix From New GI Bill Enrollments

"Wofford said the trade commission’s $191 million settlement with the University of Phoenix left the VA little choice but to enforce the law. 'The law is clear,' she said. 'Colleges found to use erroneous, deceptive [...]

The Bellevue Leader: VA Will Suspend Enrollment of New GI Bill Students at Bellevue University, Other Colleges

"The president of Veterans Education Success, Carrie Wofford, praised Monday’s move by the VA. 'This sends a powerful message, one we’ve been advocating for VA to exercise since 2012, that the federal government and taxpayers [...]

WTOP: VA Moves to Suspend New GI Bill Enrollment at 5 Universities

Carrie Wofford, president of the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said in a statement that the VA’s decision was “more than justified” and sends the message that “the federal government and taxpayers will no longer [...]

KOAA News: VA moves to suspend new GI bill enrollment at 5 universities

Carrie Wofford, president of the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said in a statement that the VA’s decision was “more than justified” and sends the message that “the federal government and taxpayers will no longer [...]