In 1944, social and economic concerns, higher education, veterans' issues, and federal legislation merged in a way never before experienced in the history of the United States with the passage of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, more...

The GI Bill (more formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act) contributed greatly to the postwar economic boom in the United States. The bill passed in 1944 with the strong support of President Franklin Roosevelt and Congress. This...

Known as the G.I. Bill of Rights, this was passed in 1944, enabling veterans to continue their education after the Second World War. Possibly the most significant adult education act, since it made US educational institutions more flexible and forced...

Educational programmes in which the employing organizations pay all, or part, of an employee’s course fees—often at approved educational organizations...

The G.I. Bill (officially titled the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, PL345) provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as GIs or G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation....

The courts have begun filling in the gaps in the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, defining just where companies must respond to demands from workers and where they need not. In a major ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston last...

Byline: Anna Quindlen It's hard to serve your country in Baghdad or Kabul. It shouldn't be hard to pay for college once you've come back home. James Webb, the Vietnam Vet and senator from Virginia who was once secretary of the...