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Rule changes proposed by the Biden Administration to expand the Department of Education’s authority to discharge student loan debt presents a “dangerous moral hazard” and would exacerbate the military’s recruiting and retention crisis, NDC executive director Bob Carey told negotiators…
Letter to VA Secretary: 85/15 Rule Reduces Veterans’ Access to Higher Education
The National Defense Committee called on the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) today to reconsider its 85/15 Rule, either by reinitiating the rulemaking process or rewriting the rule entirely. In a letter to Secretary Denis McDonough, executive direct Bob Carey…
ICYMI: You Can Die for Your Country, But You Can’t Go to a Career College
In the Biden Administration’s effort to prop up failing conventional four-year colleges and universities, the Department of Education has put “mountains of red tape between veterans and their college choices,” Bob Carey wrote in RealClear Education last fall. Military service…
Bob Carey in Stars & Stripes: Healthy SNAP Act ‘Infantilizes’ Service Members
The government’s distrust of military members to make the best decisions for themselves and its pervasive attitude of condescending paternalism contributes to the military’s recruiting and retention crisis. Case in point: The Healthy SNAP Act of 2023, which was introduced…
National Defense Committee Statement on Gainful Employment Deadline Extension by Education Department
The National Defense Committee released the following statement after the Department of Education announced an extension of the reporting deadline for its Gainful Employment and Financial Transparency regulations: “The Department of Education has finally demonstrated some common sense by delaying the reporting…
Veterans Unwelcome at Some “Elite” Four-Year Colleges
Compliant members of Congress and government officials, upon whom traditional four-year universities lavish millions in political campaign contributions and lobbying support, seem only too willing to perpetuate a false narrative against career colleges. The problem is the traditional liberal arts…