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As part of the latest Covid relief bill, the US Senate approved a measure that would close the 90-10 loophole. 90-10 means that a school can only receive 90 percent or less of its funds from the government. As part of a bi-partisan agreement, the provision will not be in effect until 2023. LTC Eugene Chu COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col Charlie Brown SGT Robert Johnson SPC Terence Q Burns LTC Jason Strickland
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Posted from insidehighered.com
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I am of mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, GI Bill is federal funding. Duh! OF COURSE it should be counted in the 90.
On the other hand, the purpose is that an institution should be able to find at least 10% of its students from private payers or EMPLOYER-FUNDED tuition. And, Duh! OF COURSE the GI Bill is employer funded tuition, and should be counted in the 10.
I completely understand the drive to close the loophole, and my heart tells me that the aggressive marketing to GI Bill veterans is the larger problem and the side that we should fight against. My heart sides with closing this loophole. But I am just not sure I could mount an aggressive, logical rebuttal of the entire employer-funded purpose of the 10% argument. While closing the loophole FEELS right, we should not legislate by what FEELS right, but rather by what IS right - proven through demonstrable logic.
On the other hand, the purpose is that an institution should be able to find at least 10% of its students from private payers or EMPLOYER-FUNDED tuition. And, Duh! OF COURSE the GI Bill is employer funded tuition, and should be counted in the 10.
I completely understand the drive to close the loophole, and my heart tells me that the aggressive marketing to GI Bill veterans is the larger problem and the side that we should fight against. My heart sides with closing this loophole. But I am just not sure I could mount an aggressive, logical rebuttal of the entire employer-funded purpose of the 10% argument. While closing the loophole FEELS right, we should not legislate by what FEELS right, but rather by what IS right - proven through demonstrable logic.
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SFC Casey O'Mally this is only one step in government accountability. Another problem is with gainful employment, and closing funding to programs that don't pay off for consumers.
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According to Carrie Wofford at Veterans Education Success "Closing the loophole simply restores the 90-10 law to its purpose: to ensure taxpayer dollars aren't artificially propping up failing private corporations offering such low quality that they cannot attract employer-funded or private-paying students.” LTC Eugene Chu
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More information from Veterans Education Success and the 90-10 rule is here:
https://vetsedsuccess.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/our-work-with-the-executive-branch/education/90-10-loophole/
https://vetsedsuccess.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/our-work-with-the-executive-branch/education/90-10-loophole/
Infographic: How the 90/10 Loophole Creates an Incentive to Target Veterans What Is The 90/10 Loophole?
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