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Download full textDortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance benefits, including GI Bill benefits, since 1944. In general, the benefits provide grant aid to eligible individuals enrolled in approved educational and training programs. The newest GI Bill was enacted on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Federal Aid, Eligibility
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Dortch, Cassandria; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Nyhof, Emma C. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency, beginning March 1, 2020. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) was signed into law. Included in the act was the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF), which was created "to prevent, prepare for,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Emergency Programs
Skinner, Rebecca R.; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2022
From March 2020 through March 2021, three laws provided increasing levels of federal funding for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education primarily through the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) in response to the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic as declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020. On March 27, 2020,…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, COVID-19, Pandemics
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2017
The federal government provides elementary and secondary education and educational assistance to Indian children, either directly through federally funded schools or indirectly through educational assistance to public schools. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally funded BIE system…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Scott, Andrew P.; Jones, Katie; Smole, David P.; Labonte, Marc; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Lewis, Kevin M.; Billings, Kara Clifford; Lindsay, Bruce R.; Boyle, Conor F.; Lowry, Sean; Colello, Kirsten J.; Lynch, Karen E.; Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.; Marples, Donald J.; Davis, Patricia A.; McCarty, Maggie; Dilger, Robert Jay; Mitchell, Alison; Dortch, Cassandria; Myers, Elizabeth A.; Driessen, Grant A.; Perkins, David W.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Perl, Libby; Fernandez, Bernadette; Peterman, David Randall; Forsberg, Vanessa C.; Rosso, Ryan J.; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Sherlock, Molly F.; Gravell, Jane G.; Skinner, Rebecca R.; Hahn, Jim; Stoltzfus, Emilie; Halchin, L. Elaine; Tang, Rachel Y.; Hegji, Alexandra; Topoleski, John J.; Isaacs, Katelin P.; Whittaker, Julie M. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), both enacted in March 2020; the Consolidated…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Pandemics
Hegji, Alexandra; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Collins, Benjamin; Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.; Dortch, Cassandria; Smole, David P. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes programs and activities that make federal financial assistance available to individuals who are pursuing a postsecondary education and to institutions of higher education (IHEs). It also authorizes a number of other activities and functions related to postsecondary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school-systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Public Education
Dortch, Cassandria; Bradley, David H.; Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2020
In recent years, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and educational institutions have shown an interest in the federal government increasing financial support to individuals who pursue training and postsecondary education in non-degree instructional and work-based learning programs. This report provides an overview of existing federal programs…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Financial Support
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance benefits, including GI Bill benefits, since 1944. The benefits have been intended, at various times, to compensate for compulsory service, encourage voluntary service, prevent unemployment, provide…
Descriptors: Veterans, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2015
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®)--enacted as Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252)--provides educational assistance payments to eligible individuals (service-members and veterans, and their dependents) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2018
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…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2016
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans' educational assistance (GI Bill®) benefits since 1944. Since 1947, State Approving Agencies (SAAs) have been an important component in the administration of GI Bill benefits, along with the VA, educational institutions, and training…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Veterans, Federal Legislation, Agency Cooperation
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2017
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…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
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