School Accountability & Student Protections

Veterans Education Success Hails Federal Trade Commission Action Against Victory Media 

US Attorneys Office, District of New Jersey, announces $24 million GI Bill scam by Ed4Mil website and Caldwell University

NEWARK, N.J. – Two women today admitted their roles in a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained over $24 million from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a federal education benefits program designed to help veterans who served in [...]

Our Statement for the Record: House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on flight school tuition cap

New York Attorney General Announces $375,000 Settlement With Flatiron Computer Coding School For Operating Without A License And For Its Employment And Salary Claims

NEW YORK--Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a $375,000 settlement with Flatiron School, Inc. (“Flatiron”), a New York city-based coding school that operated without a license from the New York State Education Department (“SED”) [...]

Our Statement for the Record on Flight School Abuses

Our Statement for the Record on Flight School abuses

Task & Purpose: To Protect Veterans, Keep The VA Ban On Employees Working With For-Profit Colleges

On Sept. 14, the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly announced that it will waive a common-sense ethics law for all of its employees. For over 50 years, the VA has prohibited employees from receiving payments or having [...]

Education Department Hearing: Video of Sean Marvin, Veterans Education Success

VES is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to veterans who’ve beendefrauded by their school. Since we were created in 2012, thousands of veterans have contacted us. They regularly tell us about the [...]

Education Department Hearing: Testimony of Sean Marvin, Veterans Education Success

VES is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to veterans who’ve beendefrauded by their school. Since we were created in 2012, thousands of veterans have contacted us. They regularly tell us about the [...]

Education Department Hearing: Video of Melissa Bryant, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

On​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​Iraq​ ​and​ ​Afghanistan​ ​Veterans​ ​of​ ​America​ ​(IAVA)​ ​and​ ​our​ ​over​ ​400,000 members,​ ​I​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​today​ ​at​ ​this​ ​hearing​ ​on educational​ ​regulatory​ ​reform.​ ​My​ [...]

Education Department Hearing: Testimony of Melissa Bryant, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

On​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​Iraq​ ​and​ ​Afghanistan​ ​Veterans​ ​of​ ​America​ ​(IAVA)​ ​and​ ​our​ ​over​ ​400,000 members,​ ​I​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​today​ ​at​ ​this​ ​hearing​ ​on educational​ ​regulatory​ ​reform.​ ​My​ [...]

Education Department Hearing: Video of Bethany Keirans, Vietnam Veterans of America

On behalf of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and its more than 80,000 members, I appreciate the opportunity to present this testimony regarding rules pertaining to Gainful Employability, Borrower’s Defense.

Education Department Hearing: Testimony of Bethany Keirans, Vietnam Veterans of America

On behalf of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and its more than 80,000 members, I appreciate the opportunity to present this testimony regarding rules pertaining to Gainful Employability, Borrower’s Defense.