Through a new tool designed to help GI Bill recipients navigate their college choices, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has for the first time released data that show exactly where those federal education benefits are used.
The data, released this month, are for the 2012 calendar year and were compiled through the VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool. What the data show resembles the results of a 2011 U.S. Senate report and confirms the beliefs of some university officials and veterans' advocates about where veterans are attending college.
The new data also highlight the gaps in evaluating how effectively GI Bill dollars are being spent—gaps that could be bridged by more-detailed data forthcoming from the VA.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/New-Data-Show-Where-Veterans/145011