School Accountability & Student Protections

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 [...]

Student Veteran Submission: Stephanie Stiefel Testimony to the Department of Education

Stephanie Stiefel, Veteran Testimony U.S. Education Department October 5, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is Stephanie Stiefel. I am here today to tell my story in the hope that what happened to me will not [...]

Letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Agency Information Collection Activity and the Assurance of Compliance with 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios

September 24, 2021 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Submitted via electronic portal Re: Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Assurance of Compliance with 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios, 86 FR [...]

Coalition Letter to California’s Governor Newsom in Support for SB 802

September 16, 2021 The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor Office of the Governor 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento CA, 95814 SB 802 (Roth) – Request for Signature Dear Governor Newsom: We represent a group of [...]

Letter to US Department of Education on Joint Federal State Oversight

September 10, 2021 Beth Grebeldinger U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid 830 First Street NE Room 113F4 Washington, DC 20202 RE: Joint Federal State Oversight (Docket ID ED-2021-OS-0107) Dear Ms. Grebeldinger: Thank you for [...]

Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Perdoceo Education Corporation

I. Introduction This memo analyzes and provides representative examples of over 500 complaints from military-connected students who attended schools owned by the Perdoceo Education Corporation, formerly known as the Career Education Corporation and referred to [...]

Our Letter to Howard University Regarding the DC SAA Suspension Lift

August 31, 2021 Sent via email Dr. Glenn Phillips Howard University 2400 Sixth Street NW Washington, D.C. 20059  Dear Dr. Phillips,  We are pleased that the suspension imposed by the Washington, D.C. State Approving Agency [...]

Letter From 22 Organizations to the US Department of Education On Nomination For Affordability and Student Loan Committee

Vanessa Gomez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Docket ID ED-2021-OPE-0077 August 31, 2021 Dear Ms. Gomez,  The undersigned veterans and military service organizations write to make the [...]

Our Testimony to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity

Barmak Nassirian, Veterans Education Success Written Testimony National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity July 27-29, 2021 My name is Barmak Nassirian and I serve as the Vice President for Higher Education Policy at [...]

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 [...]

Washington Post: Biden Administration Delivers Debt Relief to Some Former ITT Tech Students

“The Education Department said that evidence, along with findings from advocacy group Veterans Education Success, serves as the basis for the approvals. "'So many veterans came to us about how ITT Tech cheated them,' said [...]

Our Press Release: Veterans Education Success Applauds Department of Education’s $500 Million in Loan Relief to 18,000 Borrowers Scammed by ITT Technical Institute

For Immediate Release Contact: Carrie Wofford | President (202) 838-5050 June 16, 2021 Veterans Education Success Applauds Department of Education’s $500 Million in Loan Relief to 18,000 Borrowers Scammed by ITT Technical Institute The Department [...]

Navy Times: The 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges Rankings Are Out. Is Your School On The List?

Carrie Wofford, president of Veterans Education Success, said there had been “loud consensus” from veterans organizations that Congress “had to remove the recruiting target from the backs of veterans.” The new regulations won’t go into [...]

FTC Sends Nearly $30 Million in Refunds to People Tricked into Enrolling by School Operator’s Lead Generators

June 9, 2021 U.S. Federal Trade Commission For Release Career Education Corporation refund distribution, averaging more than $3,700 per person, is the largest per person average in agency’s history The Federal Trade Commission is sending [...]

Letter from Chairman Levin to VA re CEHE and Florida Coastal

The Capitol Forum: Perdoceo Education Corporation: Data Shows that Deferral of $39M Title IV Funds in 2019 Saved Company from 90/10 Violation; Company Likely Needs to Find New Funding Sources Ahead of 2023 When New Law Closing 90/10 Loophole Takes Effect

"Perdoceo thought that its purchase of Trident University International would cure its problem with AIU’s nearly 90 percent 90/10 ratio as of 2019,” said Walter Ochinko, Research Director at Veterans Education Success. "However, Percdoceo failed [...]

For-Profit Trade School Owner Guilty of Defrauding Veterans

April 19, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Justice announced that the owner of for-profit trade school Retail Ready was convicted of defrauding student veterans. Jonathan Dean Davis ran an HVAC training course and collected [...]