School Accountability & Student Protections

State Attorneys General Urge Greater Protections for Veterans Affected By Predatory For-Profit Schools

Dear Secretary McDonald: We, the undersigned Attorneys General, write to urge you to exercise the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (“VA’s”) authority under federal law to restore the educational and vocational rehabilitation benefits that thousands of [...]

FTC Files Suit Against DeVry University for Deceptive Recruiting

Defendant DeVry Education Group Inc. (DEG) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, Illinois. DEG was formerly known as DeVry Inc. DEG transacts or [...]

Des Moines Register: Opinion: Do More to Stop Predatory For-Profit Schools

Last year, federal officials sued ITT Educational Services, which has campuses in Clive and Cedar Rapids, and accused the for-profit school of predatory student lending. That case is still pending, but several months ago, the [...]

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.

UPI: For-profit college must pay $200M to forgive loans, pay settlement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The for-profit college operator Education Management Corporation agreed to pay nearly $200 million to forgive student loans and resolve federal fraud claims in deals that have been lauded as "unprecedented" [...]

VA agreement with US Federal Trade Commission

Press Release: Defense Department Puts University of Phoenix on Probation

October 9, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Carrie Wofford Defense Department Puts University of Phoenix on Probation Statement by Matthew Boulay, Executive Director, Veterans Student Loan Relief Fund and an Iraq War veteran Washington, D.C. [...]

DOD Puts University of Phoenix on Probation

The Defense Department put the University of Phoenix on probation, prohibited from enrolling military students, following several law enforcement actions and news exposes that University of Phoenix was circumventing Defense Department rules. Below is the [...]

Department of Defense Suspends University of Phoenix for Violations of Defense Department Rules on Recruiting Service Members

It has come to our attention that the University of Phoenix is under review by both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the California State Attorney General. University of Phoenix, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary [...]

Our Statement for the Record: Senate Hearing on Career Ready Student Veterans Act

Veterans Education Success (VES) appreciates the opportunity to share its perspective on the Career-Ready Student Veterans Act (S. 1938). VES is a non-profit organization focused on protecting the integrity and promise of the GI Bill [...]

Tampa Bay Times: Helping Students Left Behind by For-Profit Colleges

Through no fault of their own, tens of thousands of students were left high and dry — and broke — when the for-profit Corinthian Colleges closed and abandoned them. So U.S. Education Department officials are [...]

Justice Department Settles with Education Affiliates’ Fortis College and other Brands over False Claims

Education Affiliates (EA), a for-profit education company based in White Marsh, Maryland, has agreed to pay $13 million to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false [...]