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Ohio Schools Prep for No-Cost College Education Program for Vets
19 May 09 03:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Last summer Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland offered American military veterans worldwide a no-cost education at any of Ohio’s public colleges. The state has just now finished tallying its number of veteran students in preparation for the program’s Aug. 1, 2009 start date, the same day the new GI Bill goes into effect. Read More...

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VA Keeps Processing of New GI Bill Education Benefits In-House
10 November 08 01:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The education benefits of the new GI Bill — which will provide eligible veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with four years of college funding — will be processed in-house by the Department of Veterans Affairs and not outsourced to a private Read More...

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All Veterans Qualify for In-State Tuition at Ohio Colleges With New GI Promise Legislation
16 July 08 03:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Ohio governor, Ted Strickland , recently announced the implementation of The Ohio G.I. Promise , the first plan of its kind in the nation to extend in-state tuition rates to all veterans who attend an Ohio state public college or university on the GI Read More...

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Colleges May Be Required to Refund Student Loans for Military Members Called Into Service
01 July 08 05:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

At the same time the recently passed GI Bill was being pushed through Congress, legislators have been considering a veterans education “bill of rights” that would protect service members who are called to duty in the middle of their higher education studies, Read More...

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Veterans See Education Benefits Double as New GI Bill Becomes Law
30 June 08 02:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The new GI Bill , signed by President Bush on June 30, more than doubles veterans’ education funds from the current $40,000 to $90,000, and is seen as a return to the same generous benefits extended to veterans of World War II, according to an Associated Read More...

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Pending 21st Century GI Bill: New Benefits for a New Era
26 June 08 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Many educators are excited about the potential impact of the proposed GI Bill, legislation that has gotten the nod by President Bush in its current form, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed (“ Gauging the New GI Bill ,” June 20, 2008). “I think Read More...

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Two Colleges to Offer Own Versions of G.I. Bill
23 May 08 12:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

When the original G.I. Bill was introduced in 1944, it covered the entire cost of a college education for returning World War II veterans, as well as a monthly cash stipend for one year. Today’s G.I. Bill, providing $1,101 a month for 36 months of school, Read More...

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