President Obama talks assisting vets and service members on higher education
In his weekly address President Obama continued to focus on higher education, this time discussing the need to assist veterans and service members returning home. Aware of the difficulties some face as they pursue an education, the President announced steps he's made to protect the interests of veterans and service members while giving them the tools they need to make the right decision:"The sad truth is that there are people out there who are less interested in helping our men and women in uniform getting ahead and more interested in making a buck. They bombard potential students with emails and pressure them into making a quick decision. Some of them steer recruits towards high-interest loans and mislead them about credit transfers and job placement programs. One of the worst examples was a college recruiter who visited a Marine barracks and enrolled Marines with brain injuries so severe that some of them couldn't recall what courses the recruiter had signed them up for. That's appalling. It's disgraceful. And even though the vast majority of schools do the right thing, we need to guard against the bad actors who don't. That's why, on Friday, I signed an Executive Order making life a whole lot more secure for our service members, veterans and their families -- and a whole lot tougher for anyone who tries to prey on them. We're making sure veterans and service members get a simple fact sheet called "Know Before You Owe" that lays out all the information they need about financial aid and paying for college. We're requiring schools to offer counseling to help students finish their degree even if they have to move or deploy. And we're stepping up our efforts to fight dishonest recruiters by strengthening the rules about who can come on base and make it easier to file complaints."President Obama's Weekly Address:
