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Over the past decade, the Department of Education has painted career colleges as predatory schools eager to prey on naïve military veterans to feather their own pockets. It has been aided in this public smear campaign by allies on Capitol…
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We have written a lot about the Department of Education’s efforts to paint career colleges as a scam that saddles veterans with debt and leaves them unprepared for life after a degree. In reality, career colleges offer non-traditional students a…
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…
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…
Military & Veterans Coalition Joins Call for Diverse Representation on Dept. of Ed Neg-Reg Committees
Led by the National Defense Committee, a coalition of military and veterans’ organizations called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona today to investigate “disproportionate representation” on the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committees. Five organizations representing a broad range of military…
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…
