Friday, May 17, 2024

Military veterans call out Gov. Youngkin, General Assembly over changes to education benefits program

Article Title: Military veterans call out Gov. Youngkin, General Assembly over changes to education benefits program

Article Excerpt: "Newton, who lives in Richmond, says her frustration is over language included in the budget making changes to a program known as the Virginia Military Survivors Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP), which helps the kids of qualified disabled military veterans go to college

“Now we have to scramble and figure out how else to pay for college,” Newton explained.

Currently, the kids of veterans who are more than 90% permanently disabled can have their tuition waived for up to eight semesters at a public college or university in Virginia. ..."



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