AirForce Times: Many Vets Charged Out-of-State Tuition, Driving Them Into Debt
During a time in which service members face continued battles abroad, while most Americans falsely presume that the war, for instance, in Afghanistan is winding down, they are facing another hurdle at home - according to a recent article, published in the AirForce Times by Rick Maze, many public colleges and universities charge student veterans out-of-state tuition.
However, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders are attempting to put an end to this practice with the Veterans' Educational Transition Act (S 944). In addition, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Affairs Committee passed legislation, the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act (HR 357). Since Democrats and Republicans both support - at least publicly - the military and service members, these bills should receive bipartisan support. At the same time, universities and the groups that lobby on their behalf are enormously powerful on the Hill, so it
However, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders are attempting to put an end to this practice with the Veterans' Educational Transition Act (S 944). In addition, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Affairs Committee passed legislation, the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act (HR 357). Since Democrats and Republicans both support - at least publicly - the military and service members, these bills should receive bipartisan support. At the same time, universities and the groups that lobby on their behalf are enormously powerful on the Hill, so it
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