The GI Bill does not require schools to be accredited. The loophole is meant to allow veterans to attend trade schools, but Reveal has found 2,000 schools cashing in, including ones that teach scuba diving, dog grooming and yoga.
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Posted inEducation, Returning Home to Battle
University of Phoenix sidesteps Obama order on recruiting veterans
In 2012, President Barack Obama banned deceptive and aggressive recruiting tactics by for-profit colleges, so the University of Phoenix instead sponsors events at military bases to woo veterans – and their GI Bill money – to its educational programs.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Reveal and CIR win 5 National Headliner Awards
The Center for Investigative Reporting and “Reveal” radio have been honored with five National Headliner Awards for contributions to multiplatform journalism, including two first-place winners.
Posted inEducation, Returning Home to Battle
Profiting off the GI Bill
Under the expanded GI Bill passed in 2008, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have their college tuition paid for, up to $19,000 a year. But for-profit schools are making billions in GI Bill money and leaving veterans with worthless degrees and few job prospects.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Education, Health Care, Returning Home to Battle
Pilot 3: The arsenic in our drinking water
We dive into the U.S. Coast Guard’s accident problem; arsenic in your water; the secrecy surrounding lethal injection drugs; and the high cost of a GI Bill degree.