Thursday, May 2, 2024

Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints

Article Title: Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints

Article Excerpt: "Four members of Congress have asked the Pentagon to bring them up to date on the Postsecondary Education Complaint System — reports the Defense Department stopped providing nearly a decade ago. ...In fiscal 2014, the DOD received hundreds of complaints from students receiving assistance from My Career Advancement Account Scholarships and the Tuition Assistance Program, according to the letter. Most complaints focused on tuition and fees, refund or collections issues, quality of education and release of transcripts. Data from the following year “was similarly helpful in identifying and addressing institutions and behavior that put taxpayer dollars at risk..."

Reference Source: www.legion.org