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Veterans' Education Benefits: Enhanced Guidance and Collaboration Could Improve Administration of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program. GAO-11-356R
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Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
With the passage of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post- 9/11 GI Bill), Congress created a comprehensive education benefit program for veterans, service members, and their dependents pursuing postsecondary education. Since implementation, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has provided just over $5.7 billion for…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, Federal Aid, Veterans, Dependents
VA Education Benefits: Actions Taken, but Outreach and Oversight Could Be Improved. Report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. GAO-11-256
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Bertoni, Daniel – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided $9 billion in education benefits to service-members and veterans in fiscal year 2010, mostly through the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. In providing education benefits, VA relies on State Approving Agencies (SAA) to approve schools; and on schools to report students' enrollment status. US Government…
Descriptors: State Officials, Military Personnel, Veterans, Educational Benefits
GI Bill Amendments of 1992. House of Representatives, 102d Congress, 2d Session. Report To Accompany H.R. 5087. [Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office.]
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1992
This document is a committee report on H.R. 5087, a bill to improve veterans' education assistance programs, which the committee recommended unanimously to approve as amended. Some of the major provisions of the bill are the following: (1) change the requirements that military personnel complete high school equivalency degree requirements before…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Oversight Hearing on the Montgomery GI Bill. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1990
This document reports the oral and written testimony of congressional representatives, officers of the branches of the active and reserve armed services, and college veterans' affairs officials on changes that need to be made to veterans' benefits. The testimony was given at a July 1990 House of Representatives oversight hearing on the Montgomery…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Higher Education
Veterans' Education Policy. A Report Prepared by the Commission To Assess Veterans' Education Policy (Pursuant to Public Law 99-576) Submitted to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs. 100th Congress, 2d Session. House Committee Print No. 17.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1988
This 10-section commission report contains an overview of veterans' education benefits and recommendations for changes in veterans' education policy. The first three sections state the principles and assumptions of the study on which the report is based, summarize the commission's recommendations, and outline the commission's organization and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
The Montgomery GI Bill. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (October 14-15, 1987).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1987
This document reports the testimony and written statements given at a congressional hearing concerning the Montgomery GI Bill and proposed changes to it. Testimony and prepared statements were given by members of Congress and by representatives of the various branches of the Armed Services, active and retired service personnel, and veterans'…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings
The Future of Head Start. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education and Health of the Joint Economic Committee. Congress of the United States, One Hundred First Session, Second Session.
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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1990
A hearing was held to discuss the future of Project Head Start. Witnesses from corporations offered testimony supporting the strengthening of early childhood education, particularly Head Start, and urging the federal government to give increased attention to early childhood education. Subsequent testimony from experts, program directors, and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education