Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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…
Policymakers Are Trying to Restrict Veteran Benefits
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…
Our New Study: How Instructional Spending Policy Can Hurt The People it Aims to Protect
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…
Pass the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Now
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…
Military Students and Online Colleges
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,…
Stop Cutting Veteran Benefits in Half
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…
Student Veterans Will Be The Collateral Damage
Despite our damning research into the 90/10 Rule, Collateral Damage, which demonstrates that the 90/10 Rule is merely a blunt inputs-test that does nothing to guarantee or incentivize quality student…
ED Secretary Miguel Cardona Agrees to Hold ALL Colleges Accountable to the Same Standards
For far too long, many Universities have been escaping accountability. These schools have taken millions of dollars from our Student Veterans and the Department of Education and Congress have turned…
VEP Gives Public Comments at the Negotiated Rulemaking Session
Its that time of year again: everyone’s favorite federal mechanism, the NegReg! If you don’t know what that is, check out our explanation on Negotiated Rulemaking. This year, we’ve been…
The Oversight Needed in Higher Education
More and more for-profit institutions are trying to make the switch to a non-profit status. One of the latest examples of this is Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona.…