A 1944 United States law that funded tuition and living expenses for World War II veterans to attend high school, college or vocational school, along with home and business loans. It drove a sustained expansion of American higher education enrollment through the late 1940s and 1950s and became the model for later veterans' education benefits.
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Key ProvisionPaid tuition and living-expense benefits for honorably discharged World War II veterans to attend high school, college or vocational school. 1 Enacted / Adopted Year Sources
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A G.I. Bill is a colloquial name given to several pieces of legislation that have provided a range of benefits for American military veterans.
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Wikimedia FoundationG.I. Bill, Education provisionsQuote, G.I. Bill, Education provisions
dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college, or vocational school
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