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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New survey finds that nearly six in ten veterans who have taken out student loans cited living expenses as their primary reason for borrowing.
Issues with migrating data from the old tuition assistance platform to the new system left the service unable to reimburse schools for soldiers' tuition.
Proposals include plans to overhaul the 90-10 rule, gainful employment, and other key higher education policies.
New law extends certain COVID-related flexibilities for veterans education benefits and addresses concerns with legislation passed earlier this year that made sweeping changes to the administration and oversight of GI Bill benefits.
Order outlines a series of new actions to improve customer experience and government services, including interactions involving student loan borrowers.
Legislation makes technical corrections to the Isakson Roe Act and extends certain COVID-related flexibilities for veterans education benefits.
AACRAO presses lawmakers to quickly pass legislation to address a number of time-sensitive issues to prevent future harm to student veterans.
Leaders of the Veterans' Affairs Committees ask for more clarity on new 85/15 guidance, which may negatively impact the ability of colleges and universities to enroll and serve veterans.
Witnesses called on lawmakers to address concerns, outlined by AACRAO and other higher ed groups, with legislation passed earlier this year that made sweeping changes to the administration and oversight of GI Bill benefits.
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