OUR RESEARCH & REPORTS
Our published reports regarding college accountability and students’ rights.
COVID-19 and Postsecondary Enrollment: Lessons from the Last Recession
COVID-19 and Postsecondary Enrollment: Lessons from the Last Recession Click here to download a PDF of the report. On June 8, 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the [...]
Schools with Repeat Law Enforcement Settlements
Many Corporate School Chains Repeatedly Settled Lawsuits for Misleading Advertising, High-Pressure Recruiting, and False Certifications On March 9, 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notified five institutions of higher education that it possessed evidence [...]
2020 Toolkit for State Policymakers
Visit the website page here: https://vetsedsuccess.org/2020-toolkit-state-policymakers/
Are Student Veterans Going to be Denied Access to CARES Act Emergency Relief Funds?
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized more than $6 billion in emergency cash grants “to students” enrolled in campus-based postsecondary education, to be distributed by their colleges. On April 9, 2020, [...]
Veteran and Servicemember Complaints about Misconduct and Illegal Practices at ITT Technical Institute
What follows is a public version of a “trends analysis” document we prepared detailing the types of harm observed by us in our free legal services to service members, veterans, and their dependents who brought [...]
Coronavirus-Related Legislation and Its Relevance to GI Bill and Other VA-Supported Students
Coronavirus-Related Legislation and Its Relevance to GI Bill and Other VA-Supported Students Click here to download a PDF copy of the report. This paper is intended to serve as a primer on recent Public Laws [...]
Analysis of Higher Education Relief Funds for Coronavirus: How Will They Be Allocated Across Institutional Sectors?
Higher Education Relief Funds: How Will They Be Allocated Across Institutional Sectors? Click here to download a PDF copy of the factsheet. Higher education emergency relief funds authorized by § 18004 of P.L. 116-136, the [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Colorado Technical University
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Colorado Technical University February 2020 As part of our free legal assistance to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Ashford University
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Ashford University February 2020 As part of our free legal assistance to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI Bill, [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about American InterContinental University
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about American InterContinental University February 2020 As part of the free legal assistance we provide to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about University of Phoenix
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about University of Phoenix February 2020 As part of the free legal assistance we provide to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as [...]
Law Enforcement Actions Against Predatory Colleges
This document summarizes government actions against predatory colleges, providing links to the government actions. Law Enforcement Actions Against Predatory Colleges (updated December 2019) ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO City Attorney of San Francisco [...]
OUR ADVOCACY LETTERS
Veterans Education Success works with our military and veteran allies to send policy advice to government officials.
Our Testimony to the Education Dept. NACIQI Hearing on Accreditors
Testimony of Walter Ochinko Research Director, Veterans Education Success U.S. Department of Education National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) Review of the Higher Learning Commission July 29, 2020 Thank you for the [...]
Letter to VA and CSAAVE Requesting a Risk-Based Review of Ashford University
July 27, 2020 The Honorable Keith Boylan Deputy Secretary Veterans Services California Department of Veterans Affairs California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education 1227 O Street, Suite 625 Sacramento, CA 95814 Patrick Dworakowski, [...]
Our Comment on the Department of Education’s Interim Final Rule regarding the Emergency Grant Program in the CARES Act
July 14, 2020 Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202 Via electronic submission Re: Interim Final Rule on CARES Act Eligibility for Emergency Grants, Docket ID ED-2020-OPE-0078 [...]
June 2020 Letter from Veterans Education Success to VA’s Veterans Advisory Committee on Education
Click here to download a PDF of the letter. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Services 810 Vermont Avenue Washington DC 20420 Via electronic submission to EDUSTAENG.VBAVACO@va.gov Re: Advisory Committee on Education Dear Members of the [...]
Our Letter to the VA Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Readjustment
Our letter to the VA Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans June 11, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service (10RCS) 810 Vermont Avenue Washington DC 20420 Via electronic submission to [...]
VSO-MSO Letter to Congress About COVID Legislation and Veterans Issues
June 3, 2020 The Honorable Jerry Moran, Chairman The Honorable Jon Tester, Ranking Member Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mark Takano, Chairman The Honorable [...]
Comment on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Principles of Excellence Complaint System Intake
June 2, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission Re: Principles of Excellence Complaint System Intake, OMB Control No. 2900-0797 Dear Sir/Madam: [...]
Comment from Nine Higher Education Groups on the Higher Learning Commission’s Proposed Standards and Policy Revisions
Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley President Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604 May 25, 2020 Dear Dr. Gellman-Danley and the Higher Learning Commission, Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment [...]
Advocates and Veterans Groups Urge Financial Institutions to Follow Military Consumer Protection Law During Covid-19 Mobilizations
On Friday, May 1 the Student Borrower Protection Center, Student Veterans of America, Veterans Education Success, and over a dozen national military and veteran service organizations sent letters to the nation’s major financial institutions urging [...]
Comment from 50 Groups on Proposed Distance Education and Innovation Regulations
May 4, 2020 Mr. Gregory Martin U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Mail Stop 294-42 Washington, DC 20202. Re: Distance Education and Innovation, Docket ID number ED-2018-OPE-0076-0845 Submitted electronically via: http://regulations.gov Dear Mr. [...]
Comment from Five Higher Education Groups on Proposed NC-SARA Manual Modification
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements President/CEO and Board of Directors 3005 Center Green Drive Suite 130 Boulder, Colorado 80301 April 28, 2020 Dear President Williams and Members of the Board: Re: Proposed NC-SARA [...]
MORE NEWS & INFO
Our Statement for the Record: July 23 House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Legislation
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD COMMITTEE HEARING ON LEGISLATION SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2020 Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Roe, and Members of the Committee: Veterans Education Success [...]
Our Statement for the Record for House Veterans Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearing: “Getting Veterans to Work after COVID-19”
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON GETTING VETERANS TO WORK AFTER COVID-19 SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2020 Chairman Levin, Ranking Member [...]
NPR: Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again
"The law says the secretary shall not approve GI bill enrollment at schools that use deceptive recruiting," says Carrie Wofford with Veterans Education Success, an advocacy group. "It feels like yet another blow to veterans [...]
FTC Online Tool on Consumer Complaint Data by Military and Veterans
July 13, 2020 U.S. Federal Trade Commission For Release The Federal Trade Commission launched a new tool that explores data about problems military consumers may experience in the marketplace. For the first time, data about [...]
Our Press Release Condemning the Trump Administration’s Decision to Give Deceptive Colleges a Free Pass
July 2, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – Veterans Education Success condemns the Trump Administration’s decision today to ignore federal law in order to protect predatory colleges, when it notified 5 schools at risk of losing eligibility [...]
VA’s Resolution of 3696 Violations by 5 schools
On July 2, 2020, VA notified 5 schools at risk of losing eligibility to enroll GI Bill students over deceptive recruiting that their prior resolutions with federal and state law enforcement would suffice, rendering 38 [...]
Washington Post: VA backs down from plan to suspend University of Phoenix and other colleges from accessing GI Bill benefits
VA backs down from plan to suspend University of Phoenix and other colleges from accessing GI Bill benefits “The only winners today are the schools that used their money and political influence to evade the [...]
Stars & Stripes: VA Allows Penalized For-Profit Schools to Enroll GI Bill Students; Advocates Say Move Breaks the Law
VA Allows Penalized For-Profit Schools to Enroll GI Bill Students; Advocates Say Move Breaks the Law Veterans Education Success, a veterans’ advocacy group in Washington, says the VA move violates a federal law that forbids [...]
Press Release: Veterans Education Success Petitions the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate For-Profit Colleges and Controversial Lead Generators
For Immediate Release Contact: Aniela Szymanski, Senior Director of Legal Affairs and Military Policy | aniela@vetsedsuccess.org June 24, 2020 Veterans Education Success Petitions the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate For-Profit Colleges and Controversial Lead [...]
Election 2020: Policy Memo for Candidates: Supporting Military-Connected Students in Higher Education
Election 2020: Policy Memo for Candidates: Supporting Military-Connected Students in Higher Education Read the report and visit our webpage here: https://vetsedsuccess.org/election-2020-policy-memo-for-candidates-supporting-military-connected-students-in-higher-education/
The Capital Forum: VA Letter Gives Company Additional 30 Days to Provide Information Before Making a Determination Whether to Disapprove Enrollment of GI Bill Beneficiaries
"Walter Ochinko, Research Director at Veterans Education Success, was skeptical of the company's claims. 'In court documents, Perdoceo promised that it would cease deceptive recruiting and false certifications yet it was caught again and again, [...]
ISSUES
Policy issues of Veterans Education Success
Veterans Education Success works to improve post-secondary quality and student outcomes to ensure military-connected students enjoy a solid education leading to a successful civilian career. You will find research reports and coalition letters related to college quality and student outcomes.
Veterans Education Success seeks to ensure students have adequate protections and rights and also believes bad actor colleges should be held accountable if they’ve trampled on students’ rights. You will find research reports and coalition letters related to student protections and college accountability.
Vterans Education Success works to protect the GI Bill and other federal education benefits.