College Credit for Military Training and Experiences
| 6/11/2025 | DoD establishes educational pathways for service members through the Military Training Evaluation Program, the Joint Services Transcript, and the ACE Military Guide, which translate military training and occupational experiences into academic credit. |
Topic(s): Military; Credit; Veterans; GI Bill; Veterans Education; Credit for Prior Learning
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Type: Infographic
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Tuition Assistance for Service Members
| 6/11/2025 | DoD’s Tuition Assistance program allows service members to further their education through college-level courses and workforce training programs and plays a direct role in enabling the readiness of America’s all-volunteer military force. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Financial Aid
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Type: Infographic
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Letter to the Senate on Year-end Veterans Legislative Package
| 11/26/2024 | On behalf of 14 other higher education associations, ACE wrote to the Senate in support of the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act but with suggestions to clarify language around veterans education. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Veterans Education; Veterans
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the VA on 85/15 Data Collection
| 11/12/2024 | ACE, on behalf of 11 other higher education associations, wrote to the Department of Veterans Affairs with concerns about proposed changes to 85/15 data collection. |
Topic(s): Veterans Education; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
| 9/11/2024 | Ahead of the November election, ACE wrote to the presidential candidates’ campaigns with recommendations for key policies to strengthen higher education.
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Topic(s): Affordability; Research; Campus Safety; Taxation and Finance; Immigration and International Students; Veterans Education; Mental Health; Executive Branch
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Type: Memo
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Testimony of Anne Meehan to the House Economic Opportunity Subcommittee on Veterans Education Benefits
| 9/20/2023 | Anne Meehan, ACE's assistant vice president of government relations, testified to a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on streamlining the administration of veterans education programs and the use of risk-based surveys. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education
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Type: Congressional Testimony
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 Facts in Hand: Supporting Veterans Through the Post–9/11 GI Bill
| 2/2/2023 | Educational benefits are vital for ensuring that veterans can succeed in higher education. In terms of funding and number of beneficiaries, the Post–9/11 GI Bill is the largest of the VA's benefit programs. |
Topic(s): Veterans Education; GI Bill; Veterans
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Type: Infographic
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Comments on Proposed Changes to 85-15 Rule
| 12/12/2022 | ACE, on behalf of nine other higher education associations, sent comments to the Department of Veterans Affairs urging the language in the draft rule to be more clear about what types of insitutions are impacted. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Veterans Education; GI Bill
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to VA on Enrollment Management System Transition
| 12/8/2022 | ACE and the signed organizations and associations urge the Veterans' Administration to delay the transition to a new enrollment management system for certifying GI bill benefits. |
Topic(s): Veterans; GI Bill
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to Congress on the Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act
| 12/1/2022 | Letter from ACE and other higher education associations to congressional committee leaders, encouraging them to pass the Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education
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Type: Letters and Comments
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