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. 2 Enacted / Adopted Year Classification
Policy TypeFunding or Finance Policy 1 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 2 Policy Status
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Associated With
The Morrill Land-Grant Act and the G.I. Bill are both landmark United States federal laws that expanded access to higher education, the Morrill Act by funding land-grant colleges in 1862 and the G.I. Bill by funding veterans' tuition in 1944; neither act caused the other.
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1. National Archives and Records Administration: Servicemen's Readjustment Act (1944)
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American Legion publicist Jack Cejnar called it "the GI Bill of Rights,” as it offered Federal aid to help veterans adjust to civilian life in the areas of hospitalization, purchase of homes and businesses, and especially, education.
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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.
3. Wikipedia: G.I. Bill
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Bill ended in 1956, but subsequent bills have provided similar benefits for veterans since.
G.I. Bill, lead section
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.
G.I. Bill, Education provisions
dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college, or vocational school
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