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Education

The GI Bill was intended to give veterans a leg up, but billions of dollars have been hijacked by for-profit colleges.

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle, U.S. Education

Senators want to examine military contracts with for-profit schools

by Aaron Glantz December 19, 2017December 21, 2017

Senators cite Reveal coverage in requesting sponsorship contracts, saying they are “deeply concerned.”

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle, The Trump Era

Ethics watchdogs press VA, with anti-corruption law in the balance

by Aaron Glantz October 13, 2017October 25, 2017

Consumer groups and union leaders continued to blast the Department of Veterans Affairs for its plan to scrap an anti-corruption statute.

Posted inAccountability, Benefits, Education, Returning Home to Battle, The Trump Era

Trump administration now says it won’t scrap VA anti-corruption law

by Aaron Glantz October 11, 2017October 13, 2017

“Such a waiver would foster a culture of corruption in the VA,” said Melissa Bryant, political director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle, The Trump Era

Senators urge Trump administration to scrap plan to waive VA ethics rule

by Aaron Glantz October 6, 2017October 7, 2017

The senators asked Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin to “immediately suspend”  the proposed regulation.

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle

Trump administration seeks to legalize payments to VA officials by for-profit schools

by Aaron Glantz September 14, 2017September 15, 2017

The Trump administration wants to lift a law that prevents officials who administer the GI Bill from accepting money from for-profit colleges.

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle

University of Phoenix gained special access to military base – for a price

by Aaron Glantz September 8, 2017September 8, 2017

U.S. military officials granted special base access to University of Phoenix, according to documents released 817 days after Reveal requested them.

Posted inAccountability, Education, U.S. Education

For nearly 200 for-profit colleges, taxpayers pay the bills

by Aaron Glantz February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

The proprietary schools – which include dozens of storefront beauty, computer and culinary operations – would have violated an anti-profiteering law were it not for a loophole that excludes the GI Bill and tuition assistance to active duty military.

Posted inAccountability, Education, Returning Home to Battle

McCain assails Pentagon for being too harsh on for-profit college

by Aaron Glantz November 29, 2016November 30, 2016

Sen. John McCain accused the Pentagon of a “gross abuse of power” when it placed the for-profit University of Phoenix on probation in 2015.

Posted inBenefits, Education, Returning Home to Battle, U.S. Education

Pentagon ends ban on University of Phoenix, but scrutiny continues

by Amy Julia Harris January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

The Pentagon has taken the University of Phoenix off probation, three months after suspending the for-profit school from its military financial aid program and from recruiting on military bases.

Posted inBenefits, Education, Returning Home to Battle

Bill would limit for-profit colleges’ access to federal funds

by Bobby Caina Calvan November 11, 2015June 30, 2021

Using Veterans Day as a backdrop, the Obama administration announced its support for a bill that seeks to rein in for-profit schools that prey on veterans and military personnel eligible for the GI Bill and military tuition assistance programs.

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