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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
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Montgomery, G. V. "Sonny" – Educational Record, 1994
The history of the new GI Bill, which became effective in 1985 and is the first peacetime veterans' education legislation, is chronicled from 1969 by its author, and data on use of the bill's benefits to date are summarized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational History, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1983
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing conducted for the purpose of discussing the workings of the new federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) as it applies to veterans. Witnesses included various officials of veterans groups, especially Vietnam veterans from Massachusetts, state officials of Massachusetts, a representative…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs