The dispute between several out-of-state colleges and the California agency that determines eligibility to award veterans' education aid in the state is intensifying and may signal a larger power struggle between states and the federal government over the authority to regulate the legitimacy of educational programs.
A judge granted a court order last week on behalf of three Missouri-based nonprofit institutions -- Park University, Webster University and Columbia College -- to temporarily block the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education from suspending their ability to award federal education aid to veterans and service members. CSAAVE determines which colleges are eligible for GI Bill reimbursement in the state. In recent months, six other colleges around the country have also received suspension letters from the agency.
"We found when we looked at these institutions that they're not operating the way they're supposed to be operating," said Latanaya Johnson, education administrator for CSAAVE.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/07/california-agency-stands-suspension-colleges-state-based-gi-eligibility