These reports are of two congressional hearings on H.R. 1291, the 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act (MGIB 21). They focus primarily on MGIB 21 as a recruiting tool. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements of representatives and witnesses representing the United States (U.S.) Commission on National Security in the 21st…

This paper highlights the misunderstanding between recruiters and enlistees--as well as accusations of outright deception--which are common as an all-volunteer military struggles to keep up with the personnel demands of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. What makes these disputes a school concern is that many young people are being recruited…

This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses who testified concerning the Veterans' Employment and Training Act of 1992 and the Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Improvement Act of 1992. It also includes the texts of the bills. Witnesses included representatives of veterans' organizations, disabled veterans' groups, the U.S.…

In this congressional hearing on the Veterans' Education Amendments of 1986 and the New GI Bill, focus is on the testimony of those who will be most directly affected by its provisions--military recruiters, new recruits, senior noncommissioned officers, and leaders of National Guard and Reserve components. Testimony includes statements and…

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…

This pamphlet provides key information about education benefits veterans may earn from their active duty. It is designed to help them plan their use of the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty (MGIB--AD, or chapter 30 of title 38, U.S. Code) by determining their eligibility, enumerating programs available to them, and discussing other important…

This article illustrates how global corporate education initiatives, though profit-motivated, sometimes function both as an instrument of foreign policy and as a manifestation of a broader imperial project. According to neoconservative scholars, as well as their critics, the events of September 11, 2001, allowed the implementation of pre-made…

This document records oral and written testimony from witnesses at a congressional hearing on the implementation of the Transition Assistance Program, designed to help veterans make the transition to civilian life. Witnesses included the assistant secretary of labor for veterans' affairs, assistant secretaries of various branches of the armed…

This report describes the provisions of the Veterans' Education Amendments of 1986 (H.R. 3747), which would amend chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for educational assistance for apprenticeship or other on-the-job training under the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program. The first part of the report contains the…

These congressional hearings contain testimony given in Washington, D.C., in June 1981 pertaining to seven bills dealing with new educational assistance programs for military recruitment (H.R. 1400, H.R. 2579, H.R. 2399, H.R. 2790, H.R. 3340, H.R. 3713, and H.R. 3997). Included among those agencies/organizations represented at the hearings were…

This document contains the text of hearings on the hiring and benefits granted to teachers hired to teach United States' dependents overseas. Comparison is made in the testimony between those teachers hired in the United States and sent abroad and those hired abroad with special regard to the unequal benefits awarded to each. Several…

Intended for use by parents of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, this guide presents, in question and answer format, basic information about early intervention and special education services. Questions about services for the period from birth through 2 years include the following: "What are early intervention services?""What is an…

Military cutbacks by the Department of Defense will cause thousands of enlisted personnel and civilian workers in defense industries to lose their jobs and look toward other employment opportunities. To help ease this conversion for some displaced employees, the Department of Defense is sponsoring a program to help former servicepeople earn…

The impact of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-484) on the supply of physicians for the armed services was assessed. As background to the survey findings, information is presented on conditions of three federal programs and differences in their benefit structures and implications for program participation. These…

Since appropriations for construction and operation of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences fall within the purview of two Senate subcommittees, Military Construction and Defense, joint hearings were held on March 21, 1977. Included with transcripts of the hearings are other prepared statements and data relating to the…