A Different View on Quality Education for Student Veterans
One of the things I was responsible for while the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity at the Department of Veteran Affairs was the GI Bill. During that time there…
Covid-19 Conditions Highlight Inequity Among Student Veterans
Student Veterans enrolled in distance-learning programs have relied on half as much of the typical Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) as Student Veterans who take traditional in-person courses. With many in-person…
Protecting Student Veterans At All Costs
"It is not the university's problem, Matt, you volunteered to deploy." My stomach twisted as the law school's administrator spoke these words to me. I watched my dreams of becoming…
Sgt. Ryan Hawley, student, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, climbs the mountain at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Mountain Walk is a culminating event for basic and advanced mountain warfare students to use the skills taught at the Mountain Warfare School. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard)
National Guard Deserves Independent Student Status
Members of the National Guard under the age of 25 can often be disqualified from receiving grants and financial aid because they are not considered independent students. Many states have…
From Special Operations to the Classroom: Rethinking What It Means to Be Veteran Friendly
Put yourself on a college campus studying for an upcoming exam. While you sit at a table in the library every time a person walks in you have to assess…
Limited Protections for Servicemembers in Academia
Student-Servicemembers and Student-Veterans lack meaningful protections from financially unstable colleges and universities targeting them for their federal benefits. A Student-Servicemember (Servicemember) is a student with an active military obligation. These…
Support for the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
Today, June 4th, Congress introduced legislation to support and retrain National Guard Servicemembers who lost their jobs due to and while serving during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is estimated that…
House Introduces Act to Protect TRICARE for National Guard Servicemembers
Today, June 2nd, The House of Representatives introduced legislation to investigate and uncover the systemic problem of National Guard Servicemembers and their families losing TRICARE coverage during deployments. Multiple instances…
Supporting the GI Bill Parity Act of 2020
We are proud to give our enthusiastic support to the bipartisan and bicameral Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020. For years, members of the National Guards have been…
Protect Veterans’ Right to School Choice
We have the distinct honor of meeting Student Veterans from all over the country. Often those Veterans tell us to make sure their voice is heard in DC. This time,…