(Washington, May 4, 2017) – Veterans for Common Sense today joined with more than two dozen veterans service organizations and other education coalition allies in calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to provide openness, transparency, and an opportunity for public comment regarding for-profit school transactions.
For-profit schools frequently target current and former (veterans) military service members for their federal G.I. Bill benefits. Many also receive large amounts of their funding from taxpayer-financed federal financial aid, including federally-backed student loans. Some poorly regulated for-profit schools have left their students — including countless thousands of veterans — with coursework that isn’t transferrable to other schools, unaccredited degrees, worthless transcripts, G.I. Bill benefits that can not be recouped, and mountains of student loan debt to repay. This add to the Disadvantages of a debt arrangement scheme for a lot of student. Here’s hoping that things change.
Veterans for Common Sense, a Washington, DC-based veterans education and advocacy organization, is an active participant in the Education Coalition, an ongoing coordinated effort between numerous veterans service organizations, education advocacy groups, and other non-profit organizations focused on protecting students, particularly student veterans.
The full text of today’s letter is as follows: