Some of the nation’s largest veterans and military organizations sent letters last week to the Veterans Affairs Departmentasking it to crack down on colleges that prey on veterans by charging exorbitant fees for degrees that mostly fail to deliver promised skills and jobs.
The letters were signed by top officials at the American Legion, the National Military Family Association, the Military Officers Association of America and nearly 20 other groups. They called on the department to improve its oversight of colleges that have engaged in deceptive recruiting and other illicit practices but that continue to receive millions in funding under the G.I. Bill.
"We encourage you" to take steps against the dozen or so colleges facing "federal and state action for deceiving students," one of the letters says.
Read more at The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/us/politics/veterans-groups-seek-a-crackdown-on-deceptive-colleges.html