Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members
Orders Principles to Protect Service Members' and Veterans' Education Benefits
What it does
Federal agencies must establish and implement Principles of Excellence for institutions receiving military and veterans education benefits.
Real-world impact
- Requires schools to provide a personalized cost and outcomes form before enrollment.
- Creates a centralized complaint system and stronger enforcement against deceptive recruiting.
- Restricts campus recruiting on military installations to schools that agree to rules.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies to create Principles of Excellence for colleges and other schools that receive funding through military and veterans education programs. The Principles require schools to give prospective military and veteran students clear, personalized cost and outcome information and to stop deceptive or aggressive recruiting.
It affects service members, veterans, spouses, and family members, and the schools that enroll them. The order also directs agencies to set up complaint systems, strengthen enforcement, limit base recruiting to agreed schools, and publish outcome and funding data online to help students compare schools.
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