Opponents of taxpaying (for-profit) career colleges believe that manipulating the 90/10 rule to include military and veteran education benefits, like the Post-9/11 GI Bill®, in the 90 side of the rule protects veterans from being “targeted” or from attending “low-quality institutions.” This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Veterans from Louisiana gathered in New Orleans to protect veterans' access at taxpaying career colleges. Many of the veterans in attendance were students studying in fields such at process technology, construction management and massage therapy.
Pete Hegseth, veteran advocate and Senior Fox News Correspondent, joined the rally advocating for a veteran's right to use their earned benefits at the school of their choice. Kenneth Meija, a Louisiana Army National Guard veteran and graduate of Unitech Training Academy, and Stacy Caughlin, a 17 year Army veteran and student at Unitech Training Academy, called on Senator Cassidy (R-LA) to defend the right of veterans to use their earned benefits at the career school of their choice. Senator Cassidy is a member of both the education and veterans affairs committees.
Military veteran students, alumni, faculty and staff from Career Education Colleges and Universities member schools are in Washington, DC this week to speak with their elected representatives in Congress about the importance of protecting veterans’ access to career education.
Veteran students and graduates of career schools will visit members of Congress and discuss:
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