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Download full textCassandria Dortch – Congressional Research Service, 2024
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, Veterans Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
Children in U.S. military families may transfer schools nine times, on average, before they graduate from high school. These moves may be especially challenging for children with disabilities and their families, as special education services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act--the primary federal special education…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Public Schools, Students with Disabilities, Special Education
Alexandra Hegji; Sylvia L. Bryan; Elayne J. Heisler – Congressional Research Service, 2024
The number and availability of service-contingent loan forgiveness and loan repayment programs have expanded considerably since the establishment of the first major federal loan forgiveness program under the National Defense Education Act of 1958. This report provides information on federally authorized service-contingent student loan forgiveness…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Loan Repayment, Public Agencies, Financial Support
Sherman, Tina Won; Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
At a time when student loan debt continues to mount for many, the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program--established in 2007 and administered by Education--is intended to encourage individuals to pursue careers in public service. Senate Report 116-48 included a provision for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Loan Repayment, Program Descriptions, Public Service
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
Approximately 650,000 military dependent children in the U.S. face various challenges that may affect their schooling, according to Department of Defense (DOD). The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine the schooling options available to school-age dependents of active-duty servicemembers. This report describes: (1) available…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, School Choice, Accountability, Public Schools
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
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Senate Begins Debate on Education Spending Bill: White House Threatens Presidential Veto; (2) NCLB Timetable in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Education, Newsletters, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs. – 1983
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…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This hearing discusses proposed legislation which would reauatorize federal impact aid as part of the Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education Act of 1987. Three members of Congress and the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education presented testimony. Recommendations included the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
