Latest "tuition-assistance" stories

Some soldiers may have to pay for spring classes after tuition assistance computer glitch

The Army's new education benefits platform isn't working properly, meaning payouts for new classes this semester can't be processed.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

Are the schools that get the most GI Bill money spending the least on teaching?

The three schools receiving the most GI Bill money nationwide from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2017 – University of Phoenix, DeVry University and Strayer University, all of which are for-profit schools – spent only 15.3 percent, 12.4 percent and 10.9 percent respectively of their overall revenue on instruction in 2017.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

Vet groups say this rule makes troops vulnerable to ‘predatory schools.’ Here’s why.

Veteran-advocacy groups are asking Congress to change the 90-10 rule as part of its re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

The Marine Corps is scrapping minimum in-service time requirements for using tuition assistance

Marines previously had to wait 18 months to use tuition assistance; before that it was two years.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Schools are struggling to meet TA rules, but DoD isn’t punishing them. Here’s why.

Problems related to schools' descriptions of financial matters and students' opportunities after graduating were most common, according to DoD data. But advertising and marketing issues were DoD’s biggest concern.

By George Altman

4 years ago

More sailors, airmen and Marines are using TA — but fewer soldiers

The biggest drops in the TA program over recent years have come in the Army. That trend shows no sign of letting up.

By George Altman

4 years ago