The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI Bill®) benefits since 1944. The benefits have been intended, at various times, to compensate for compulsory service, encourage voluntary service, prevent unemployment, provide equitable benefits to all…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI Bill®) benefits since 1944. This report describes the GI Bills enacted prior to 2008. Although participation in some programs has ended or is declining, the programs' evolution and provisions inform…

Top companies realize how vital training is to their success and continue to invest in it, even in trying times. This article presents "Training" magazine's 11th annual ranking of the top companies with employee-sponsored workforce training and development. First-time No. 1 winner Farmers Insurance puts such a premium on learning that its new…

Internships have become a prime form of professional capital, but many remain unpaid, and poorer students suffer. However, colleges--mostly small, private institutions--are coming to their aid, offering modest grants to make the all-important opportunities viable for a more diverse population. The programs reflect not only colleges' increased…

Information is presented on 141 public and private employers based on a survey of over 1,000 major employers in 14 counties of Northeastern New York State. This publication is designed to increase awareness and utilization of tuition assistance provided by these employers and can be used by the staff of colleges and other educational institutions…

This report by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs is intended to accompany the bill, H.R. 1400, the Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1983, which was referred to the committee for consideration. Amendments to the bill are listed, and its purpose and principal features are described. A discussion of the background of the bill considers action…

This report of a hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, provides information on veterans' educational programs. The focus is a review of several legislative proposals regarding educational programs and benefits for veterans and service personnel. Texts of the three bills (All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance…

The literature reviewed in this paper depicts the veteran as an older student who performs better academically than the nonveteran. This is accomplished despite lower aptitude scores and a lower high school percentile rank. The veteran is career-oriented, committed to the educational process, and better able to use the education once it is…

These hearings concern a review of the implementation of Public Law (PL) 94-502, The Veterans' Education and Employment Assistant Act of 1976 and The Veterans Education and Training Program. Testimonies of representatives of the Veterans Administration, veterans' organizations, and education associations are presented regarding resolution of the…

This briefing report provides an evaluation of Department of Defense (DOD) plans to terminate the new GI Bill and revert to the Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP). Comments are made regarding the positions of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the military service. These findings are summarized: estimated cost to…

Some students receiving financial assistance for their education from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may not also be eligible for tax benefits for education under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34). For students to be eligible for the tax benefits, they must have incurred their educational expenses at schools eligible to…

This is a Congressional hearing to review and receive comment on H.R. 6190, legislation that would amend Title 38, United States Code, to exempt GI bill educational benefits from the determination of a veteran's eligibility for Federal educational benefits. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials…

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…

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…

This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to U.S. Selective Reserve personnel under the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program, Chapter 106 of Title 10 U.S. Code, Public Law 101-237. The pamphlet, in question and answer form, includes information describing how qualified persons can receive…