School Accountability & Student Protections

Veterans Leaders Express Outrage Over Manipulation of GI Bill to Offset Cap on Education Funds; 90/10 Data Released by Education Department

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 [...]

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.

Press Release: Veterans Service Organizations and Student Veterans Offer Testimony, Urge De-Authorization of Dysfunctional College Accreditation Agency

June 23, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact: Dominic Slowey Carrie Wofford Veterans Service Organizations and Student Veterans Offer Testimony, Urge De-Authorization of Dysfunctional College Accreditation Agency ACICS’s multiple failures have allowed predatory for-profit colleges to [...]

Veterans and Military Organizations Ask Sen. Manchin to Keep Protections in Place to Prevent Fraudulent and Deceptive Recruiting on Base

Veterans and military organizations write a letter to Senator Manchin urging limited access to military installations for college salesmen. Separate letter from 12 state Attorneys General

Twenty Three Veterans and Military Organizations Ask VA for Better Oversight of the GI Bill

A letter to Secretary McDonald requesting additional oversight of the GI Bill to protect veterans from predatory colleges. Signed by 23 veteran and military organizations.

Our Letter to VA to Improve Caution Flags

Caution Flags in GI Bill comparison tool help veterans avoid schools that are bad actors but more should be done. DOWNLOAD

Veterans, Military, Education, and Consumer Organizations Write to Education Department regarding New Student Complaint System

Public Comment to the Education Department on its Student Complaint System

Our Statement for the Record: Senate Hearing on Restoring GI Bill for Veterans at Closed Schools

Our statement for the record before the US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding legislation we proposed to restore GI Bill for veterans whose schools close.

Veteran Organizations Thank DOD for Enforcing its Rules against University of Phoenix

National Organizations Thank Defense Department for Enforcing its Rules to Protect Service Members from Deceptive Recruiting    

Veterans, Military, Education, and Consumer Organizations Urge Education Department to Alert Consumers to Investigations of Colleges

Testimony of Jay Hernandez in favor of SB 1544, Oregon 90/10 loophole closure

Jay Hernandez is a Marine Corps Veteran from Oregon City, OR., and former student at the University of Phoenix.

SB 1544 Testimony of State Policy Manager, Ramond Curtis

Testimony by Veterans Education Success State Policy Manager, Ramond Curtis, in favor of SB 1544 Oregon State 90/10 loophole closure - Oregon Senate Committee on Education

Maryland Military Coalition Support Letter for MD Senate Bill 294

The Maryland Military Coalition, representing sixteen veterans and military service organizations, submitted the following letter of support for the Maryland Senate Bill 294 to force colleges to close the 90/10 loophole and honor the GI [...]

Our Statement for the Record on Pending Legislation: House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2020 Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Bilirakis, and Members of [...]

Ramond Curtis Testimony: Maryland 90/10 Loophole Closure Bill

Testimony submitted by Veterans Education Success State Policy Manager, Ramond Curtis, in favor of 90/10 loophole closure bills - SB 294 and HB 593

Law Enforcement Actions Against Predatory Colleges

This document summarizes government actions against predatory colleges, providing links to the government actions. If you are aware of a law enforcement action or private lawsuit that is not listed, please email us at help@vetsedsuccess.org. [...]

New York Times: Protect Veterans from Fraud

On January 1, 2020, the New York Times ran a full-page editorial by the Editorial Board featuring Veterans Education Success' work: "Nevertheless, a 2018 report from Veterans Education Success, a nonprofit that provides legal help [...]

Stars & Stripes: Let Protect VETS Act teach for-profit schools a lesson

Let Protect VETS Act teach for-profit schools a lesson by Mike Saunders I’ve seen a lot during my years in the Army and now working in veterans’ organizations for the past decade. I thought I’d [...]

Letter from Congress to VA regarding VA’s obligation to protect veterans from deceptive colleges

December 20, 2019 Dear Secretary Wilkie: We write today in the wake of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlements with for-profit Career Education Corporation (CEC) and University of Phoenix (UOP) for unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices.  [...]

Our Amicus Brief in the Montana Supreme Court re Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Veterans Education Success filed an amicus brief regarding the importance of Public Service Loan Forgiveness and opposing loan servicers’ active misrepresentations to students about Public Service Loan Forgiveness.  The case is Reavis v. Pennsylvania Higher [...]

Federal Judge Orders Owner of Dog Training School to Forfeit Assets from Fraud Scheme against GI Bill Benefits

"A federal judge ordered 48-year-old Bradley Lane Croft, owner of Universal K-9, Inc., to forfeit over one million dollars in assets derived from his scheme to defraud the federal government with respect to the use [...]

Military Times: Veterans Group Applauds FTC for Gaining $50 Million Settlement Plus $141 Million in Canceled Student Debt in University of Phoenix Deceptive Ad Case

The settlement was applauded by some education advocacy groups, including Veterans Education Success, which works to help military veterans. Carrie Wofford, the group's president, thanked the FTC for its work. “The FTC’s findings should shock [...]