Grants, Scrutiny for Veterans Education

Week of November 17, 2008

The new GI Bill is likely to bring an influx of veterans to college in 2009, but there's precious little consensus about how best to help these students succeed once they arrive on campus, according to the American Council on Education. With the help of funding from the Wal-Mart Foundation, ACE is offering a total of $2.5 million in grants to institutions that will operate model programs specifically designed for veterans on campus. Those programs could be as diverse as on-campus veterans' organizations, peer mentoring groups and counseling services geared toward veterans. Get more information.