Thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, many members of our military have had the doors of higher education opened to them. This has helped our Veterans climb social and economic…
Yesterday, our nation celebrated the National Guard's 385 years of service to the American people. Despite being older than the Constitution itself, this service branch does not always receive the…
The proliferation of online learning has provided a tremendous advance in educational opportunities for Student Veterans. Due to the competing responsibilities of careers and family, online classes provide the flexibility…
Congressman Bobby Scott, a Democrat representing Virginia's 3rd Congressional District recognizes, as others do, that there is an impending skilled labor shortage that will affect the entire workforce. Unfortunately, those…
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program came into being on October 1st, 2007. The federal Department of Education (ED) operated this program with the ambition of encouraging significantly more…
One of the biggest reasons many enlist in the Military and serve our country is for the benefits they’re promised. Education, housing, health insurance, etc. To take away or restrict…
The Federal Government is a key financier in our nation’s higher education through various grants and loans. Consequently, there is a great deal of concern regarding the potential for fraud…
We have been calling on Congress to pass the Camp Lejeune Justice Act since April and we were proud to have bipartisan support, but time is running out for many…
by Paul Fain Lawmakers in Washington have been debating policy changes that could affect the education benefits of veterans of the U.S. military who attend online college programs. For example,…
Veteran students who choose online programs are having their benefits cut in half, even though they put in the same amount of time and dedication as in-person learners, and some…