Wanted:Veterans and military to stand against for-profit schools and their...
The for-profit education industry faces mounting criticism for its practice of targeting student veterans to take advantage of GI Bill funds. You might know that on April 27, President Obama took a...
View ArticleUSA Today Editorial: Veterans are not dollar signs in uniform
The 1944 GI bill helped catapult a generation of veterans into the middle class and beyond, financing the education of three future Supreme Court justices, three presidents and thousands of doctors and...
View ArticleOur Official Comments Regarding EO # 13607
Submission For The Record of Mr. Patrick Bellon, MPA, Executive Director, Veterans for Common Sense Hearing on 05/16/2012: Examining Executive Order #13607 and Its Impact on Schools and Veterans The...
View ArticleVeterans’ groups level harsh criticism against for-profit colleges
VCS testimony for the record quoted From eCampus News By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor Veterans’ advocacy groups demanded at a recent Congressional hearing that for-profit colleges stop flooding...
View ArticleTwenty-One Attorney’s General write Congress to fix 90-10 loophole
The movement to change the loophole incentivizing the misleading and aggressive targeting of our troops and veterans for their education benefits is gaining momentum. Read the bipartisan letter to the...
View ArticleInvestigators probe company marketing for-profit colleges to veterans
From the North County Times Attorneys general in 15 states are investigating QuinStreet, a Foster City-based Internet marketing company that connects its for-profit college clients with service...
View ArticleFor-profit schools cash in on the GI Bill
By Aaron Smith @CNNMoney June 26, 2012: 10:46 AM ET Veterans are the intended beneficiaries of the post-9/11 GI Bill, but for-profit private schools are raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from...
View ArticleAfter Court Settlement, VA Takes Over GIBill.com and Other Sites
From VA’s blog June 27, 2012 by Alex Horton In a legal win for Veterans, VA is taking control of the formerly privately-owned website GIBill.com. This means Veterans will be better protected against...
View ArticleBacklash builds as for-profit schools rake in GI Bill funds
Critics warn that some for-profit schools mislead veterans, who use their taxpayer-funded GI Bill money on hugely expensive educations with bleak job prospects. By David Zucchino and Carla Rivera, Los...
View ArticleSenate Committee Report on For-Profit Colleges Condemns Costs and Practices
From the New York Times By Tamar Lewin Wrapping up a two-year investigation of for-profit colleges, SenatorTom Harkin will issue a final report on Monday — a voluminous, hard-hitting indictment of...
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