Protect Veterans, Don’t Touch 90-10

Read Chaunte’s column in Military Times

“Unfortunately, higher education policies currently being considered by the Department of Education will restrict veteran access to schools of their choice…. Some policymakers don’t understand — or want to understand — how these schools work outside of the traditional campus confines, and want to prevent veterans from enrolling in them. How? By using the fine print of the GI bill to restrict how they can use the education benefits they earned through their service.”

CMA’s 2021-2022 Advocacy Platform

#1. Improve and Expand the Transition Assistance Program (TAP)

Mandate Participation Across the entire Rank Structure – No Opt-Out Option
Provide Research-Based Solutions to Measure Transition Stressors
Expand Duration of DOD/VA Engagement with Transitioning Servicemember - Improve DOD to VA Handoff

#2. Don’t Limit GI Bill Options or Degrade Veterans Earned Benefits

•Changing 90/10 Mistakenly Equate Veterans’ Earned Benefits with Need-Based Benefits

•Changing 90/10 Limits Veterans’ Educational Choices.

•Measure Non-Profit and For Profit Educational Institutions with the same metrics

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Stop the 90/10 Sneak Attack on Veterans’ Education

Some politicians are attempting to sneak a rule change into the $1.9 trillion COVID bill that would diminish veteran’s earned benefits and limit their college choices.

To stop this change, click here to take action.

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Read our Guest Column in Stars and Stripes

“Adversaries of proprietary universities mischaracterize the 90/10 Rule as a ‘loophole’ — it is not. Their plan would mistakenly equate veterans’ earned benefits with need-based entitlements. But readers of Stars and Stripes know the immense difference: Veterans put themselves in harm’s way and many join the military because of benefits like scholarship opportunities. Policymakers would degrade the GI Bill and other earned educational benefits by likening them to Pell Grants and Stafford Loans.”

Read the entire column here.

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Protecting Veteran Education Rights

Recently, CMA submitted new comments responding to the latest proposed changes to the 90/10 rule since it restricts education choice for veterans. The Education Department has heard this from us before. This time, our comments also took issue with the very process of the rulemaking because veterans, as a key stakeholder group, were underrepresented by the rulemaking committee.

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Submitting Testimony to Defend Veterans

Centurion Military Alliance filed comments in response to the latest Department of Education’s proposed changes to the Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) Rule. The new rule lowers the burden of proof for loan forgiveness to such an extent that it makes the college benefit earned by veterans essentially afforded to any student opportunistic enough to file a claim.