A new GI Bill Web site that’s worth checking out
This week, the American Council on Education launched www.TodaysGIBill.org, which it bills as “a comprehensive college guidance Web site to provide information and inspire veterans to enroll and succeed in higher education.”
Another in a long line of Web sites designed to promote veterans’ education and foster better understanding of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the new ACE site offers up the typical array of facts, charts and options service members have come to expect from GI Bill informational sites.
But TodaysGIBill.org goes several steps further. A section titled “Why Higher Education,” for example, details the myriad reasons why a college education is a benefit in today’s world — not only to that student, but also to the student’s family and society at large. “Getting Started” is an online guidance counselor of sorts, giving tips on everything from how to ease into being a college student to lessening any potential burdens on the student-veteran’s family. “Success Stories” is a Q&A section by veterans who are in school now. It is chock full of education advice in the students’ own words.
ACE hopes that TodaysGIBill.org will be a one-stop shop for veterans looking for information about their GI Bill benefits, as well as veteran-specific advice about college options and choices. It’s off to a good start on this goal.
