The Biden Student Loan Debt Relief Plan On August 24th, 2022, the Biden administration announced their plan to provide relief from student loan debt for eligible students. The proposal focuses on three specific challenges faced by holders of student loans. Targeted Debt Relief First, targeted debt relief will provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation.…
The Department of Education has paused all student loan collections, payments, and interest until May 1, 2022. Learn how this affects you.
Navient Cancels $1.7 Billion in Student Loan Debt **Update 8/23/2024** In 2022, a multi-state lawsuit filed against Navient, a servicer of federal student loans, resulted in the cancelation of student loan debt totaling $1.7 billon. This amount covered the private loan debt held by around 66,000 students. According to the Navient Multi-State Settlement official site,…
In November of 2020, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introduced legislation seeking to improve the requirements for America’s disabled service members attempting to receive federal financial aid. The Honor Our Nation’s Oath to Remember (HONOR) Our Veterans’ Sacrifice A seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by updating the definition of untaxed income and benefits by excluding veterans benefits, to include VA Disability Compensation, from the list of benefits required by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Last week, the Department of the Air Force announced that it has restored the military tuition assistance cap back to $4,500 per fiscal year. They also announced that the Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) funding has been restored, effective immediately.
Operation Homefront Teams Up With Dollar Tree to Help Military Families 2023 marked the 13th consecutive school year Operation Homefront teamed up with Dollar Tree to run the annual “Back-to-School Brigade” program. The program is a nationwide school supply collection and distribution campaign that, since its inception, has provided more than 450,000 backpacks full of…
LIMITED TIME: Apple Offers Students Free Airpods With Purchase of Mac or iPad Apple is offering a new deal for students that has gotten everyone’s attention. They want to give you a free set of AirPods when you purchase a Mac or iPad for college. The promotion includes faculty, staff, students, and parents. The deal…
Student Veterans of America Survey Offers Interesting Results In March 2020, our partner organization, Student Veterans of America (SVA), conducted a comprehensive survey to determine the impact of COVID-19 on student veterans and the veteran community as a whole. The web survey, conducted between March 16th and March 19th, 2020, received a total of 567…
Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 On April 28th, 2020, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 was signed into law by President Trump. The bill was introduced in late-March by Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-41) and gathered widespread support by many in Congress over the past few weeks. The law addresses education programs…
The Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 has more than 51 cosponsors and wide VSO support. Here are the details.
If one of your parents has served in the military and can receive Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, they might be able to transfer those benefits to you. That way, you can pay for college to get the education you want. However, sometimes things can go wrong. Here’s one person’s GI Bill horror story.
Did you know that by the time most military children complete secondary school, they will have switched schools between six to nine times? According to the DoDEA, this is true, and it is three times more frequently than non-military families. You can probably relate to this with your own military children. This Education Savings Act…
Unemployment rates are now at a 50-year low of 3.5% for September of 2019. But the unemployment rate for Post-9/11 veterans is up at 4.5%. Learn more.
In August of 2019, President Donald Trump announced that his administration will expedite the process for forgiving the Federal student loan debt of eligible veterans. He signed a memorandum on discharging the federal student loan debt of totally and permanently disabled veterans. Doing this will order the Department of Education to eliminate the federal student loan debt owned by American veterans who are completely and permanently disabled.
Full MHA Rates For Hybrid Classes With The Post 9/11 GI Bill Starts Now As of August 15th, 2019, hybrid classes will now be eligible for the full MHA (Monthly Housing Allowance) rates for housing with your Post 9/11 GI Bill. This will apply for classes that start Aug 15th, 2019 or later. It is…
From August 1st through September 30th, eligible military members can retake their DSST exams for free if they do not pass them the first time. This is potentially great news for those taking DSST exams through DANTES! What Is DANTES? DANTES stands for Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support and provides no-cost education and career-planning…
Rick Scott is a Republican who has won a seat in US Senate from the state of Florida. He has served as governor of Florida since 2010, and will be ending his term as governor this January when he joins the Senate. About Rick Scott Scott was born in 1952 in Bloomington, Illinois and grew…
Jared Golden is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a former member of the Maine House of Representatives. About Jared Golden Golden was born in 1982 in Maine and raised in Leeds, Maine. He lives in Lewiston, Maine with his wife…
Denver L. Riggleman III is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Although he did put in a bid to run for governor and later withdrew, this will be his first political office. About Denver Riggleman Riggleman was born in 1970 in Manassas, Virginia…
Gil Cisneros is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in California’s 39th Congressional District. This is his first political office. About Gil Cisneros Cisneros was born in 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He now lives in Yorba Linda, California with his wife, Jacki and two children. Education He…
Mark Green is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Green has been in politics since 2012 when he was elected to the Tennessee Senate. About Mark Green Green was born in 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida and now lives in Ashland City, Tennessee with…
Nicholas Van Campen Taylor, knowns as Van Taylor is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 3rd Congressional District. He has a few years of political experience serving in the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. About Van Taylor Taylor was born in 1972 in…
Dan Crenshaw is a Republican who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District. This is his first political office. About Dan Crenshaw Crenshaw was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1984 and grew up in Katy, Texas, however due to his father’s job in the oil and gas…
Elaine Luria is a Democrat who has won a seat in the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. This is her first political office. About Elaine Luria Elaine was born in 1975 in Birmingham, Alabama and now lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband Robert and three children. Education and Military Background…
Representative Takano Likely to Lead HVAC Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat representing California’s 41st Congressional District will probably become the leader of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. While Takano has not served in the military himself, members of his family have. His great uncles did so in the 442nd Regimental Combat team, which was…
