April 17, 2009

Colleges Cite Inequities in New Benefits for Veterans

By MEGAN ECKSTEIN

Public colleges say they will not get their share of GI Bill money

When the new GI Bill was signed into law last summer, advocates said its education benefits would significantly expand veterans' higher-education options. Beneficiaries would receive substantially more money than they did under older programs, enough to pay for the most expensive public institution in their state instead of only covering community-college tuition.

But some public-college leaders say the program,

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