Posted on Jan 29, 2016
Veterans To Higher Ed: Big Room For Improvement
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Recent government sanctions against predatory for-profit colleges that preyed on veterans by using inflated job promises have opened the window on the wider challenges of helping veterans transition from service to higher education.
This week, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against DeVry University claiming the for-profit deceived students with claims that its graduates make more money and that 90 percent of its graduates seeking work found jobs in their field within six months of graduation. In a statement DeVry vowed to "vigorously contest" the suit it calls baseless.
More than 1 million veterans and their families are taking advantage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend college. But thousands are still attracted to for-profit schools. Are they aiming high enough? Are for-profits really the best fit for those who served?
This week, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against DeVry University claiming the for-profit deceived students with claims that its graduates make more money and that 90 percent of its graduates seeking work found jobs in their field within six months of graduation. In a statement DeVry vowed to "vigorously contest" the suit it calls baseless.
More than 1 million veterans and their families are taking advantage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend college. But thousands are still attracted to for-profit schools. Are they aiming high enough? Are for-profits really the best fit for those who served?
Veterans To Higher Ed: Big Room For Improvement
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With respect, Sir, the "for-profit" institutions make up a minuscule percentage of post-secondary education. Despite the clear abuse that your self and Attorneys General across the United States have correctly targeted, private non-profits--making up the majority of post-secondary education--are receiving a free-pass to deceive Soldiers and their familes. See http://www.studentsoldierproject.com
The bottom line: whether its private/public, this needs to stop. Soldiers require a federal cause of action, which they do not have. Very respectfully.
The bottom line: whether its private/public, this needs to stop. Soldiers require a federal cause of action, which they do not have. Very respectfully.
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