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As TA use drops, could recent policy changes get more service members using the education benefit?

One of the perks of serving in the military is being able to go to college on the Defense Department’s dime. But the number of service members taking advantage of this education benefit — often hailed as a key military recruitment and retention tool — has been declining in recent years, with all branches seeing drops in fiscal 2017, federal data show.

By Natalie Gross

5 years ago

Commentary: Veterans don't need regulators to protect us from our own decisions

While the American people trust us to defend our country, too many federal policymakers don’t trust us to make our own decisions about our own educations.

6 years ago

GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University

Days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was pulling Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll students using the GI Bill ― a move that could also jeopardize its tuition assistance eligibility ― the school believes it has found a fix.

By Natalie Gross

6 years ago

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