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  • Tuition break for nonresident vets gains steam
    A powerful Democrat on Capitol Hill has jumped into the debate over whether veterans attending public colleges and universities as nonresidents should get a tuition break — and who would pay...
    Posted Thursday Feb 21, 2013 20:37:25 EST
  • VA takes hits over handling of GI Bill benefits
    Starkly different assessments of how well the Veterans Affairs Department processes GI Bill tuition payments clashed in a Feb. 14 hearing on Capitol Hill.
    Posted Thursday Feb 21, 2013 20:36:50 EST
  • Be careful how you borrow for school
    If you use them wisely, military tuition assistance and the GI Bill can go a long way toward paying for a college education. But for many military and veteran students, they eventually come up short.
    Posted Thursday Feb 21, 2013 20:16:33 EST
  • Proposal would give in-state tuition to GI Bill vets
    A powerful lawmaker could ease the way for student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to avoid paying out-of-state tuition at public schools.
    Posted Friday Jan 25, 2013 15:00:52 EST
  • Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition
    WASHINGTON — The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown.
    Posted Friday Oct 26, 2012 15:10:15 EDT
  • Troops overpay by thousands in student loans
    Service members with student loan debt could be paying tens of thousands of dollars more than they should because of a complex and poorly understood system of benefits — as well as possibly...
    Posted Friday Oct 26, 2012 13:58:19 EDT
  • Top TA school in accreditation bind
    Trident University International, a top recipient of military tuition assistance dollars among schools nationwide, ran into trouble with its accrediting agency but has made progress in addressing the...
    Posted Friday Oct 5, 2012 6:06:43 EDT
  • VA fixes GI Bill payment delay for 300 students
    The Veterans Affairs Department has resolved Post-9/11 GI Bill problems involving about 300 students in Ohio and West Virginia and is working nights and weekends to process the pile of claims for the...
    Posted Monday Sep 10, 2012 19:37:43 EDT
  • Most pay for GI Bill they could get for free
    Did Uncle Sam charge you $1,200 for a benefit you can get for free? Probably.
    Posted Monday Sep 10, 2012 7:01:34 EDT
  • VA temporarily loses some GI Bill records
    Electronic records covering the Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility of student veterans in Ohio and West Virginia were temporarily lost during an adjustment of the claims workload between regional...
    Posted Wednesday Aug 29, 2012 13:57:33 EDT
  • Bill: Give more GI Bill money for some majors
    People using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to pursue degrees in math, science, engineering or technology fields would receive an additional $2,000 a year in benefits under a bill introduced by Sen. Sherrod...
    Posted Tuesday Aug 28, 2012 11:45:54 EDT
  • What you need to know about the new tuition assistance rules
    Troops taking college courses using military tuition assistance should keep tabs over the coming year on whether their schools agree to new rules the Defense Department is rolling out in phases.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 28, 2012 11:42:35 EDT
  • USMC investigates GI Bill anomaly
    The Marine Corps is examining how its two boot camps inform recruits about their GI Bill education benefits. The move was prompted when officials realized that so far this year, nearly all West Coast...
    Posted Sunday Aug 19, 2012 11:41:04 EDT
  • VA gives entire school’s GI Bill money to 1 vet
    The GI Bill tuition payments to a Texas community college have ended up in the bank account of a single student — who has been unable to get the Veterans Affairs Department to take it back.
    Posted Friday Jul 13, 2012 18:21:47 EDT
  • New education benefits calculator now online
    A new government online "Financial Aid Comparison Shopper" tool includes a feature that allows service members, veterans and their families to compare the costs of post-secondary school, factoring in...
    Posted Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 13:46:56 EDT
  • New education benefits calculator now online
    A new government online "Financial Aid Comparison Shopper" tool includes a feature that allows service members, veterans and their families to compare the costs of post-secondary school, factoring in...
    Posted Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 13:46:56 EDT

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