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Weir, Cate – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
A college education is an investment in the future of every student who pursues one, but it does not come cheap. College expenses include tuition, fees, books, equipment, and room and board, if a student chooses to live on campus. These all add up, and every student must determine where the funding for college will come from. Students with…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2018
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI BillĀ®) benefits since 1944. The benefits have been intended, at various times, to compensate for compulsory service, encourage voluntary service, prevent unemployment, provide equitable benefits to all…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2017
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), previously named the Veterans Administration, has been providing veterans educational assistance (GI BillĀ®) benefits since 1944. This report describes the GI Bills enacted prior to 2008. Although participation in some programs has ended or is declining, the programs' evolution and provisions inform…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
These Congressional hearings contain testimony given in Nashville, Tennessee, concerning the administration, execution, and effectiveness of four rehabilitation, education, and training programs relating to veterans and their dependents that are administered by the Veteran's Administration. Programs reviewed are Vocational Rehabilitation; the G.I.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
This Congressional report presents and examines the Veterans' Education and Employment Amendments of 1984. The purpose of these amendments is (1) to provide a 15 percent increase in the rates of educational assistance paid under the GI bill and the rate of subsistence allowances paid under the Veterans' Administration rehabilitation program for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Arnstein, George – 1981
In order to determine the impact of the Veterans Administration (VA) on occupational education, this report examines the VA training programs and the changes that have occurred in them over the years in the larger context of changes in American education. Presented first are brief descriptions of and detailed 1967-1980 enrollment figures for the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Role, Attendance, Definitions