“We have heard from some Veterans who are experiencing delays in receiving their benefits for the spring term. This is not a nationwide issue, but we have received more enrollments than we had anticipated at one of our regional processing offices. “ Source: VAntage Blog | Brandon Friedman Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill was enacted [...] Read more...

Each year the education leaders from each service branch present the latest news, current issues, and tuition assistance usage data to attendees at the Council of College and Military Educators Symposium. (You can download all the PowerPoint presentations for the CCME Symposium website to see the issues each service will be addressing this coming year.) [...] Read more...

During the 2012 Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) symposium, Carolyn L. Baker, Chief, Voluntary Education Programs, gave an overview of where we currently stand with the DoD’s Education MOU and where we could expect to be in the future. Current MOU Status Report Here is what you likely already knew: The Department of Defense [...] Read more...

In a response to the recent reports about student-veterans wasting their benefits by enrolling in schools that fail to confer relevant educational credentials and proper programmatic accreditation, a coalition of veteran service organizations and higher education groups has sent letters to Congress, the VA, and the White House laying out a plan to put an [...] Read more...

The policies and legislation that govern military and veteran education programs can be confusing to the casual observer. However, members of organizations like the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME), the National Association of Veterans Program Administrators (NAVPA), and the Western Association of Veterans Education Specialists (WAVES), have a greater insight into the world [...] Read more...

In preparation for the 2012 Council of College and Military Educators Symposium, Former Chief of DoD VolEd, Gary Woods, put together a 3-part article updating the status of the  State Advisory Councils on Military Education (a.k.a. ACMEs). ACMEs are made up of educators and Government officials who work to promote and enhance meaningful educational opportunities and create flexible and affordable education options for [...] Read more...

According to the Virginia Pilot, Virginia’s active-duty military students may soon find it easier to earn college credit for their military service and priority registration status for classes thanks to two bills which are headed to a general assembly vote. The two bills are Virginia House Bills 548 and 195.  HB 548 will require public colleges and [...] Read more...