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Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Florida) got the house to pass easier access to the GI Bill by "verifying honorable service as a coast-wise merchant seaman between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977." It passed the House and went no further. [40]
Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) service members can apply their service credit toward the post-9/11 GI Bill. Work-study expansion The expiration date for work-study qualification was removed. GI Bill monthly housing allowance Service members using the post-9/11 GI Bill after January 1, 2018, will receive a monthly housing allowance.
A 2021 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) indicates that the post-911 GI Bill has had limited value, and in some cases may be less valuable for veterans than working after leaving military service. According to the authors "All veterans who were already enrolled in college at the time of bill passage increase ...
The result was the GI Bill, which gave White veterans access to housing and higher education. Very simply, this access to a house and better wages that came with education created wealth for a ...
The Federal Work-Study Program originally called the College Work-Study Program [1] and in the United States frequently referred to as just "work-study", is a federally funded program in the United States that assists students with the costs of post-secondary education. The Federal Work-Study Program helps students earn financial funding ...
In July 2008 the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law, creating a new robust education benefits program rivaling the WWII Era GI Bill of Rights. The new Post 9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 or more days since September 10, 2001.
McDonald's employees and the employees of participating independent franchises offer employee benefits to improve English language skills, earn a high school diploma, work toward a college degree, and get counseling about education and career plans. The corporation has spent more than $100 million on the program over the past four years.
To everyone… the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity." [8] In his 1964 Special Message to Congress, President Johnson declared "The Act does not merely expand on old programs or improve what was already being done. It charts a new course.