But a tuition waiver program Fenty assumed would help pay for her daughter’s education, the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, has been thrown into limbo due to state ...

Military, law enforcement families to protest at Virginia Capitol to protect education benefits. Tanya Barrett, widow of trooper Mark Barrett, on her family's fight to preserve education benefits ...

After backlash, Virginia lawmakers make different plans for military tuition program Posted: Jun 14, 2024 / 06:54 AM EDT Updated: Jun 14, 2024 / 06:54 AM EDT ...

Military veterans and their families shared passionate voices Monday at a task force meeting to address changes made to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP ...

Program enrollment in Virginia’s public higher education institutions has grown by nearly 350% in the last five years, increasing from 1,385 students in 2018 to more than 6,000 in 2023.

Supporters of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program watch lawmakers from the Senate gallery. (Graham Moomaw/Virginia Mercury) Legislators met on Thursday and passed ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Senate has failed to take up a bill to exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at state public ...

Today, we write to call on our leaders to continue investing in pathways that serve military families, keep them in Virginia, and strengthen Virginia’s economic future. The Virginia Military Survivors ...

Although Virginia’s leaders say they intend to fulfill a longtime promise to veterans and their families, they can’t seem to make up their minds how to do so.

Virginia education program cuts for military families spark backlash. Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury. Tue, June 11, 2024 at 10:02 PM UTC. 6 min read.