School Accountability & Student Protections

Our Statement for the Record on Legislative Priorities for the 115th Congress

Politico: Veterans Groups Request Changes from University of Phoenix

VETERANS GROUPS REQUEST CHANGES FROM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX: A group of investors with ties to the Obama administration has completed their purchase of the University of Phoenix’s parent company, as Michael Stratford reported this week. [...]

VA Secretary Nominee David Shulkin commits to protecting veterans from deceptive, predatory colleges, answering Sen. Blumenthal

In this C-SPAN video, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, questions VA Secretary-Nominee David Shulkin on his commitment to protecting student veterans from deceptive, predatory colleges. At minute [...]

NY Daily News: DeVry University to pay $2.75M in deal with N.Y. attorney general for false ads on success of its graduates

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached a $2.75 million settlement with for-profit college DeVry University over misleading advertisements. Under the terms of the agreement revealed by Schneiderman on Monday, DeVry will pay $2.25 million [...]

Brookings Institution: How Much Do For-Profit Colleges Rely on Federal Funds?

The outgoing Obama administration placed for-profit colleges under a great deal of scrutiny. This includes gainful employment regulations that will require graduates of vocationally-oriented programs to meet debt-to-earnings requirements and borrower defense to repayment rules [...]

Minnesota Attorney General announces court order awarding injunction, penalties, and restitution to students defrauded by Minnesota School of Business and Globe University

Attorney General Lori Swanson Obtains Court Order Awarding Injunction, Penalties, and Restitution for Minnesota School of Business and Globe University Fraudulently Misrepresenting the Job Opportunities Available to their Criminal Justice Graduates. On September 8, 2016, [...]

Veteran Leaders Express Outrage Over Manipulation of GI Bill to Offset Cap on Education Funds

Veterans and military organizations today expressed shock at the high number of colleges that are almost entirely dependent on federal funds, noting a Department of Education report released today, and called on Congress to close [...]

Federal Trade Commission Announces $100 Million Settlement with DeVry University for False Job Placement Claims

DeVry University and its parent company have agreed to a $100 million settlement of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that they misled prospective students with ads that touted high employment success rates and income [...]

Kentucky Attorney General announces $1.2 million in restitution for students defrauded by Daymar College

FRANKFORT, KY. (Dec. 14, 2016) – Attorney General Andy Beshear today announced nearly 3,500 former students of Daymar College’s Kentucky campuses and online programs will this week begin receiving restitution checks totaling $1.2 million. The [...]

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing: Defense Department Actions Concerning Voluntary Education Programs

  VES Letter to Senators McCain and Reed   Veterans & Military organizations' 2013 public comment on Defense Department Voluntary Education MOU

Our Testimony before the Evidence-Based Policy Commission

The Post-9/11 GI Bill is America’s chief way of saying, “Thank you” to the men and women whosacrifice their bodies and their time to serve and protect our country. And it’s not just a thanks. [...]

Philadelphia Inquirer: ITT schools have been ripping off students and saddling them with debt for years

For decades, ITT Technical Institutes had a sweet deal: It gobbled up billions in federal student grants and loans in exchange for promised results that it rarely, if ever, produced. Finally, the Department of Education [...]