We advocate for student veterans before VA
VA’s Obligation to Stop Colleges’ Deceptive Recruiting
We have pushed VA for years to stop colleges’ deceptive recruiting. We helped bring to VA’s attention a Vietnam-era statute, 38 USC 3696, that requires VA to cut off GI Bill funding to schools that engage in deceptive recruiting. We continue to prod VA to comply with the law, including engaging Congressional pressure on VA.
GI Bill Reinstatement for Students Whose School Closed
The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 allows VA to restore entitlement to beneficiaries affected by school closure or disapproval (if the disapproval was due to a change in law or VA interpretation of statute).
National GI Bill Delays
We worked to ensure that GI Bill delays were addressed immediately, and has fought to make sure the VA makes back payments on all missed payments.
VA Proposes to Waive Ethics Rule for VA Employees
When the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a rule to waive federal ethics rules to legalize bribery of VA employees, we alerted and worked closely with ethics experts, and our military, veteran and education allies to organize opposition efforts to force VA to reverse its decision.
OUR LETTERS TO VA
Our Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs on the GI Bill Comparison Tool Information for Wheeling University
September 12, 2022 Joe Garcia, Executive Director Education Service Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs Via electronic mail RE: Wheeling University GI Bill Comparison Tool Dear Mr. Garcia, We are writing in regards to the GI Bill Comparison Tool information for Wheeling University. We have been contacted by a [...]
Our Letter to VA Regarding Eastern Gateway Community College
Ms. Samantha Erickson SAA Director Ohio Department for Veterans Services 77 South High Street, 7th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 via email Mr. Josh Jacobs Acting Under Secretary for Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration 810 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, DC 20420 via email Re: Eastern Gateway Community College Dear Ms. Erickson and [...]
Our Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs on the Rutgers Business School Lawsuit Allegations
April 12, 2022 The Honorable Thomas J. Murphy Acting Under Secretary for Benefits U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20571 Re: Rutgers Business School Lawsuit Allegations Dear Under Secretary Murphy, We write to bring to your attention a news report that the Human Resource Manager [...]
Our Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Regarding Substantial Misrepresentations at the University of Arizona Global Campus
April 1, 2022 Thomas J. Murphy Acting Under Secretary for Benefits U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20571 Re: VA Compliance with 38 U.S.C. § 3696 regarding Substantial Misrepresentations at the University of Arizona Global Campus Dear Mr. Murphy, We are pleased to see the [...]
Our Letter to VA on the Principles of Excellence Complaint Feedback Tool
February 18, 2022 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission Re: Principles of Excellence Complaint Feedback Tool, OMB Control No. 2900-0797 Dear Sir/Madam: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the collection of information by the [...]
Our Comment on Record Keeping at Flight Schools
January 7, 2022 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission Re: Agency Information Collection Activity: Record Keeping at Flight Schools, 86 FR 61855 Dear Sir or Madam, On behalf of Veterans Education Success, we are pleased to submit comments on [...]
MORE NEWS & INFO
Veterans Education Success Hails Final Passage of Career Ready Student Veterans Act, Thanks Sens. Blumenthal, Cassidy, Tillis, and Reps. Miller and Takano
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Walter Ochinko, Policy Director Carrie Wofford, President December 12, 2016 SENATE PASSES CAREER READY STUDENT VETERANS ACT Legislation Headed to President’s Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – Veterans Education Success (VES) today hailed the U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage in the early hours of December 10, 2016, of the Career [...]
Letter from VA to Sen. Durbin on VA’s Authorities with Respect to State Approving Agencies
On September 4, 2015, the Undersecretary for Veterans Affairs for Benefits wrote to Sen. Durbin that the authority for the approval of educational programs that enroll GI Bill beneficiaries was specifically granted to State Approving Agencies (SAA) and that any course that failed to meet any of the approval requirements [...]
