School Accountability & Student Protections

Student Veteran Submission: Carlette Satterwhite Testimony on the 90/10 Loophole at the Department of Education Hearings

Testimony of Carlette Satterwhite U.S. Education Department’s Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel October 2021 Good afternoon, my name is Dr. Carlette Satterwhite, and I’m a veteran from Austin, Texas. I’m here today to tell you about [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Jonathan Banasihan Testimony on the 90/10 Loophole at the Department of Education Hearings

Jonathan Banasihan, Veteran Good afternoon, my name is Jonathan Banasihan. I am a Navy veteran with deployments in operations supporting Iraq and Afghanistan. I am here to express my support for the closure of the [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Jesse Cruz Testimony on the 90/10 Loophole at the Department of Education Hearings

Testimony of Jesse Cruz U.S. Education Department’s Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel October 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Jesse Cruz and I’m a U.S. Army veteran from Atascosa, Texas. I decided to use my GI [...]

Our Testimony on the 90/10 Loophole at the Department of Education Hearings

William Hubbard, Veterans Education Success October 26 2:26 PM Hello, and thank you for the time to present here today. I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak with the hard-working staff and leadership of the [...]

Our Letter to the VA Advisory Committee on Education

October 18, 2021   U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission to [email protected] Re: Advisory Committee on Education Meeting October 19-20   Dear Members of [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Victoria Torres Testimony to the Department of Education

My name is Victoria Torres and I live in Miami. I always wanted to be a midwife but those dreams were ruined for me by a for-profit school called Med Academy. When I asked the [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Kendrick Harrison Testimony to the Department of Education

Kendrick Harrison, Veteran Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 8, 2021 Good afternoon, my name is Kendrick Harrison and I am a military veteran, entrepreneur, and a father of four. I am also a former [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Brian Whitehead Testimony to the Department of Education

Brian Whitehead, Veteran Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 7, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Brian Whitehead and I am from Loganville, GA. I served in the U.S. Army from 2000-2005. After I left [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Joshua Blumm Testimony to the Department of Education

Joshua Blumm, Veteran Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 6, 2021 My name is Joshua Blumm, I’m from Chico, California, and I am the son of a U.S. Marine veteran. I decided I wanted to [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Nicole Wilson Testimony to the Department of Education

Nicole Wilson, Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 6, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Nicole Wilson and I’m from Akron, Ohio. I have served off and on from 2002 through 2020, serving active duty [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Tasha Berkhalter Testimony to the Department of Education

Tasha Berkhalter, Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 6, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Tasha Berkhalter and I am an Army veteran from Lima, Ohio. After serving in the Army for more than 5 [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Michelle Poitier Testimony to the Department of Education

Michelle Poitier, Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 5, 2021 Good afternoon, my name is Michelle Poitier and I’m a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy for 13 years. I am here today to [...]

Our Interview on the Policy Vets Podcast with Former Secretary Shulkin

Our Vice Presidents, Chris Madaio and Will Hubbard, joined former VA Secretary David Shulkin and Policy Vets Executive Director Lou Celli on their podcast to talk about our work standing up for the GI Bill and [...]

Military Times: Feds Threaten Big Fines Against For-Profits Schools That Dupe Troops, Veterans

“Up until today, veterans and service members have been seen as a gravy train for some of the worst schools in America, exploiting grandiose marketing schemes and even outright lies to keep investors happy,” said [...]

CNBC: Big Changes are Coming to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Instead, hundreds of thousands of people in public service jobs believe that they’re paying their way to loan cancellation only to discover at some point in the process that they don’t qualify for one technical [...]

Rep. DeLauro’s Letter to the Education Secretary re Borrower Defense Proposals

Minnesota’s Attorney General’s Office: Former MSB/Globe Students to Finally Receive Nearly $24M in Debt Forgiveness, $16M in Restitution for Fraud

"Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that $23.6 million in debt relief has now finally been approved for former students of Minnesota School of Business (MSB) and Globe University (Globe) and that $15.8 million [...]

Our Letter with Executive Order Ideas to Protect Service Members and Veterans in Higher Education

MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Susan Rice, Director, Domestic Policy Council The Honorable Thomas J. Murphy, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs The Honorable Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and [...]

Letter From The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Regarding the Closures of Schools Operated by The Center for Excellence in Higher Education

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The Century Foundation: Predatory Colleges Think They Are Too Flawed to Fail. Biden’s Department of Education Should Prove Them Wrong.

For too long, however, predatory for-profit schools have enrolled students and harvested their federal aid without holding up the school’s end of the bargain, violating the terms of their PPAs; it’s time for ED to [...]

Student Veteran Statement: Tasha Berkhalter Written Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee

Tasha Berkhalter, Army Veteran Statement for the Record United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform Full Committee Hearing August 3, 2021 My name is Tasha Berkhalter, and I am an Army [...]

Student Veteran Statement: Joshua Queen Written Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee

Joshua Queen, Air Force Veteran Statement for the Record United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform Full Committee Hearing August 3, 2021 My name is Joshua Queen, and I am an [...]

Massachusetts Attorney General Secures Nearly $300,000 for Students of Online For-profit School

For Immediate Release July 2, 2021 AG HEALEY SECURES NEARLY $300,000 FOR STUDENTS OF ONLINE FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL Settlement Provides Payments for Certain Former Ashford University Students and Resolves Allegations that School Charged Excessive Fees and [...]

Inside Higher Ed: Department of Education Cancels Loans for ITT Tech Students

"Carrie Wofford, the president of Veterans Education Success -- an advocacy group that provided evidence to the department to aid in its decision -- applauded its decision in a release. “'So many veterans came to [...]