AACRAO recognizes and honors the sacrifices these men and women have made and its members are proud to assist them and meet their educational needs. Veterans and students on active military duty and their families face special circumstances and challenges.Changes in federal statute and executive actions have greatly promoted the expansion of services toward veterans and their families. Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill was passed in 2009, close to 1 million veterans, service members, and eligible dependents have taken advantage of the educational benefits available to them. With the passage of more recent legislation, such as the Forever GI Bill in 2017 and the Isakson Roe and THRIVE Acts in 2021, there will be significant changes to military education benefits over the coming years.
AACRAO recently hosted a webinar to discuss the implementation of veteran legislation passed in December 2020, also known as the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act. This law will have a transformative effect on the mission of Education Service to provide ready access to, and timely and accurate delivery of, education benefits to Veterans, Service members, and their families, as well as further enable the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to empower GI Bill beneficiaries to achieve their vocational and career goals.
Other recent legislation introduced in both the House and Senate include important provisions to help ensure veterans can continue to receive their education benefits as well as technical corrections to the legislation passed last year.
Veterans Reporting & Support Work Group Guide AACRAO (Nov 2019)
Oversight of State Approving Agency Program Monitoring for Post-9/11 GI Bill Students U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Dec 2018)
Postsecondary Non-Completion Among Veterans: Contributing Factors and Implications Veterans Education Success (Nov 2018)
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The VA is currently working to implement a Forever GI Bill provision that dictated a shift in how the monthly housing allowance for recipients is calculated.
Chamber approves legislation with provision to more closely scrutinize some for-profit colleges that enroll servicemembers, considers a slew of other veterans education-related bills.
AACRAO is listed in support of measure to reinstate 85/15 rule and expand the definition of federal sources to include VA, DOD education benefits to require for-profit colleges to bring in more revenue from non-federal sources.
Letter calls on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calling to automatically cancel disabled veterans' student debt.
Lawmakers to discuss ways to protect students, veterans, and taxpayers from predatory, low-quality institutions of higher education.
New policy will make it easier for military servicemembers serving in war zones to eliminate interest on their federal student loans.
New report finds that spending on instruction often correlates with students' success in graduating and finding a job, even when students enter college underprepared.
Legislation would provide "common-sense" consumer protections for students and hold predatory institutions accountable when they engage in deceptive and fraudulent practices.
Lawmakers across the aisle agreed that Congress needs to intervene against predatory behavior by some institutions.
Veterans groups raise concerns over a recent audit that estimated the department will waste $2.3 billion in the next five years by making improper GI Bill payments.