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Liang Zhang – Journal of Higher Education, 2024
Using data from four waves of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, this study examines the effect of the PGIB on veterans' student loans. Results indicate that the PGIB has significantly affected veteran students' borrowing behavior, with an average $1,100 reduction in Stafford Loans. Veteran students…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Debt (Financial), Paying for College
Warner, Alison Razzetti – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Since 1944, student veterans have used the benefits afforded by the GI Bill to enter higher education. Student veterans continue to use a benefit from federal programs to attend colleges and universities. Once military service members end their careers in the military, they are entitled to a higher education under the Forever GI Bill. As of 2017,…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Community Colleges, Public Colleges
Pew Charitable Trusts, 2019
States and the federal government have long provided substantial financial support for higher education, but in recent years, their respective levels of contribution have shifted significantly. Given the essential role that government funding plays in higher education access and operations, policymakers across the nation frequently face difficult…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, State Aid, Higher Education, Educational Finance
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Johnson, Gina; Appel, Sara – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2020
Since June 22, 1944, when the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, more commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights, was signed into law, colleges and universities in the United States have been asked to open their doors to military veterans. Today there is interest by policy makers and veteran groups in better understanding this special subset of college…
Descriptors: College Students, Military Personnel, Veterans Education, Student Needs
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Radford, Alexandria Walton; Bentz, Alexander; Dekker, Remmert; Paslov, Jonathan – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
The Post-9/11 GI Bill took effect on August 1, 2009, increasing the education benefits available to military service members who served after September 10, 2001. A previous National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) study used national data collected in 2007-08 to profile military undergraduate and graduate students who received benefits…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Military Personnel, Enrollment
Angeli, Mallory – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, or Post-9/11 GI Bill, becomes effective August 1, 2009. The bill covers in-state graduate and undergraduate fees and vocational and technical training for veterans who served after September 10, 2001. Benefits are available for up to 36 months--equivalent to four academic years--and…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Veterans, Private Colleges, Tuition