Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition
WASHINGTON - The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown.
View ArticleTroops overpay by thousands in student loans
Service members with student loan debt could be paying tens of thousands of dollars more than they should because of a complex and poorly understood system of benefits - as well as possibly...
View ArticleProposal would give in-state tuition to GI Bill vets
A powerful lawmaker could ease the way for student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to avoid paying out-of-state tuition at public schools.
View ArticleWhite House forced to consider reinstating TA
The White House will have to consider reinstating tuition assistance for troops after a petition on its official website garnered more than 100,000 signatures.
View ArticleEditorial: Mending tuition assistance
When the services suddenly announced they were pulling way back on tuition assistance for all troops, tens of thousands were left wondering how they would fulfill their educational ambitions — or even...
View ArticleCoast Guard reinstating tuition assistance
The Coast Guard is reinstating tuition assistance for the fiscal year, the service announced Friday.
View ArticleGI Bill in uniform: Use it and lose it
Tuition assistance may have been revived — at least for this fiscal year — but if the program comes into the budget-cutting crosshairs again, you may want to think twice before using your GI Bill...
View ArticleSenators to DoD: Where's the tuition assistance?
The two senators who led the charge to save tuition assistance from budget cuts want to know what's taking the Defense Department so long to restart the benefits pipeline.
View ArticleArmy restores tuition assistance
The Army Tuition Assistance Program has been reinstated, and will remain available to qualified soldiers at least through fiscal 2013, which ends Sept. 30.
View ArticleIn-state tuition for GI Bill sparks debate
Veteran service organizations and some lawmakers expressed support for a bill to push public colleges and universities to offer in-state tuition rates to all veterans, but university advocacy groups,...
View ArticleMore troops and families using Post-9/11 GI Bill
Spouses and children of service members made up almost one-fourth of Post-9/11 GI Bill users last year, and their numbers appear to be growing, according to data provided by the Veterans Affairs...
View ArticleBill proposes options to repay GI Bill overpayments
Student veterans who were overpaid on their GI Bill benefits would get more time to repay the money under a bill introduced Monday by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
View ArticleSenate vet leaders join in-state tuition push
A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders joined the cause.
View ArticleGroups let vets email for education benefits help
Two prominent veterans service organizations have announced a joint effort intended to help vets more quickly resolve problems with their education benefits.
View ArticleGAO: VA should warn vets that GI Bill benefits may be delayed
Student veterans applying to use GI Bill benefits would be better served by the Veterans Affairs Department if they were warned of how long it might take to receive those benefits, according to a new...
View ArticleLearn more about repaying student loans
A new, free brochure from the Education Department and Student Loan Servicers is available to service members who want to know more about their education benefits, as well as veterans concerned about...
View ArticleBills to lower vets' tuition face opposition from schools
Bipartisan legislation that would force public colleges and universities to charge only in-state tuition rates to troops and veterans - if they want to keep receiving GI Bill payments - is facing...
View ArticleBill would let schools directly access VA records of vets' benefit entitlements
Educational institutions would have direct access to Veterans Affairs Department records of a student's education benefits entitlements under a new House bill designed to help student veterans get...
View ArticleGAO: For-profit, public schools show similar success rates
Students attending the for-profit institutions that take in the most Post-9/11 GI Bill money don't appear substantially less likely, or more likely, to succeed academically that those attending similar...
View ArticleHagel: I'll protect GI Bill family transfer rights
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pledged Thursday to protect the ability to transfer GI Bill benefits to family members from budget cuts.
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