School Accountability & Student Protections

VES REPORTS

Our published reports regarding college accountability and students’ rights.

Should Colleges Spend the GI Bill on Veterans’ Education or Late Night TV Ads? And Which Colleges Offer the Best Instructional Bang for the GI Bill Buck?

Issue Brief #9: Proposed Education Department Regulatory Changes Should Be Reevaluated Based on GI Bill Oversight Lessons
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Issue Brief #9: Proposed Education Department Regulatory Changes Should Be Reevaluated Based on GI Bill Oversight Lessons

Issue Brief #8: Veteran Student Loan Debt 7 Years After Implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill
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Issue Brief #8: Veteran Student Loan Debt 7 Years After Implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill

Issue Brief #7: Could Education Corporation of America’s Sudden Closure Have Been Avoided?
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Issue Brief #7: Could Education Corporation of America’s Sudden Closure Have Been Avoided?

VES Fact Sheet: Advice for Accreditors
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VES Fact Sheet: Advice for Accreditors

Piercing the Veil of Covert For-Profit Colleges
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Piercing the Veil of Covert For-Profit Colleges

Storm the Hill | PROSPER Act | After Action Report
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Storm the Hill | PROSPER Act | After Action Report

VES Report: Veteran Student Loan Debt Before and After the Post-9/11 GI Bill
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VES Report: Veteran Student Loan Debt Before and After the Post-9/11 GI Bill

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VES ADVOCACY LETTERS

Veterans Education Success works with our military and veteran allies to send policy advice to government officials.

VES urges VA to follow the law requiring VA to cut off schools that defraud veterans

VES and other veterans and military service organizations write to US Federal Trade Commission regarding free credit monitoring for servicemembers

VES urges US Education Department to improve disclosures on college performance under Gainful Employment rule

VES urges US Education Department to improve data-sharing with VA

19 Veterans and Military Organizations, along with two education organizations, write in support of proposed regulations by the California Department of Veterans Affairs to better protect the GI Bill and student veterans

Letter urging the US Department of Labor to ensure adequate quality controls in apprenticeship programs approved for GI Bill

28 Veterans and Military Leaders ask US Federal Trade Commission to release the names of the schools that participated in fake military recruiting websites

Recommendation to the US Education Department (USED) of negotiators representing veterans and military students on USED’s 2019 Negotiated Rulemaking

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RECENT ACTIVITY

Forbes: The Loophole That Helps Schools But Hurts Veterans And Taxpayers

According to the Veterans Education Success report, Apollo Education Group (which owns [...]

Marketwatch: These Colleges Use a Loophole to Make Billions Off the GI Bill

Over the past few years, the for-profit college industry has [...]

Veterans Education Success Releases New Report Showing 90/10 Loophole is Worse Than Previously Thought: Department of Education Data Shows Increased Targeting of Veterans and Servicemembers, Highlighting Urgency of Closing 90/10 Loophole

Veterans Education Success Releases New Report Showing 90/10 Loophole [...]

VES Report: Department of Education Data Shows Increased Targeting of Veterans and Servicemembers, Highlighting Urgency of Closing 90/10 Loophole

VES Report: Department of Education Data Shows Increased Targeting [...]

National Guard Association of the United States Resolutions to close the 90/10 loophole, require schools to disclose credit transfer and other policies, and reinstate GI Bill for veterans at closed schools

National Guard Association of the United States Resolutions to [...]

The American Legion Resolution to Close the 90/10 Loophole

The American Legion Resolution to Close the 90/10 Loophole [...]

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ISSUES

Policy issues of Veterans Education Success

Quality of Education & Student Outcomes

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.

School Accountability & Student Protections

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.

GI Bill & Other Education Benefits

Vterans Education Success works to protect the GI Bill and other federal education benefits.