Latest "tuition-assistance" stories

Some soldiers may have to pay for spring classes after tuition assistance computer glitch

The Army's new education benefits platform isn't working properly, meaning payouts for new classes this semester can't be processed.

By Leo Shane III

24 months ago

Air Force restores full funding for tuition assistance, credential classes

Stay-at-home orders during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic are believed to have caused a spike in tuition assistance use.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

Air Force lowers tuition assistance caps to handle expected COVID surge

As airmen were stuck at home during the pandemic, many evidently started enrolling in online college courses.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

Are the schools that get the most GI Bill money spending the least on teaching?

The three schools receiving the most GI Bill money nationwide from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2017 – University of Phoenix, DeVry University and Strayer University, all of which are for-profit schools – spent only 15.3 percent, 12.4 percent and 10.9 percent respectively of their overall revenue on instruction in 2017.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

Vet groups say this rule makes troops vulnerable to ‘predatory schools.’ Here’s why.

Veteran-advocacy groups are asking Congress to change the 90-10 rule as part of its re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

Schools are struggling to meet TA rules, but DoD isn’t punishing them. Here’s why.

Problems related to schools' descriptions of financial matters and students' opportunities after graduating were most common, according to DoD data. But advertising and marketing issues were DoD’s biggest concern.

By George Altman

4 years ago