With the approach of Memorial Day, our friends at eKnowledge have asked me to remind our readers that they are continuing to offer their free SAT/ACT prep software for servicemembers, veterans and … [Read more...]
Congress Passes Fixes for GI Bill
December 16, 2010 | Terry HowellThe following is an excerpt from a Stars and Stripes article currently running on Military.com:For the second time in two years, Congress has approved a major overhaul of GI Bill benefits, this … [Read more...]
Free SAT/ACT Prep Software
November 10, 2010 | Terry HowelleKnowledge wants to remind Military.com members that the offer for free SAT/ACT PowerPrep™ exam preparation software still stands.This offer is made possible through an alliance between … [Read more...]
Congress Leaves Town – Leaving Student Vets Hanging
October 06, 2010 | Terry HowellUp until recently it was looking like Congress would take action and make some needed repairs to the GI Bill before the mid-term elections. Unfortunately for thousands of veterans, servicemembers, and … [Read more...]
New Law: The Right to Readmission
August 20, 2010 | Terry HowellThere is a new law which protects servicemembers from losing their academic status – meaning that they must be allowed to resume the educational program later, where they left off, either during or … [Read more...]
GI Bill Reform Update
August 19, 2010 | Terry HowellThis week Tom Philpott writes in his weekly column, Military Update, that the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (S 3447) has made it through the final committee hurdle … [Read more...]
Real Hope for GI Bill Improvements
June 29, 2010 | Terry HowellBy Terry HowellSenator Akaka’s “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” (Senate bill S.3447) is moving quickly through the Senate processes and is currently slated … [Read more...]
CLEP Testing – First One's Free
June 28, 2010 | Terry HowellDANTES New Retest Policy: The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) announced they will only provide funding for initial testing for College Level Entrance Examination … [Read more...]
New Bill to Help 30k Previously Ignored Guardsmen
September 14, 2009 | Terry HowellAs many may know, Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility for members of the National Guard is based on the nature of their active duty time. For many Guardsmen, this means time spent on active duty under … [Read more...]
Who’s to Blame for Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefit Delays?
August 24, 2009 | Terry HowellBy Terry Howell Last week's Blog covered news reports warning that a huge backlog of GI Bill "work items," which includes applications and payment claims, is … [Read more...]
