New DC Vets Training Schools Highlight National GI Education Issues
NEA Washington report notes Washington DC had 300 plus GI trade schools approved with little quality control. A 20 member committee investigated faults, but disputes and delays persisted. The piece warns that without strict local inspection, taxpayers and GI benefits face abuse and waste.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
District of Columbia
D. C
Guy Mason
Board of Education
Ces
Leon G. Chatstain, Jr
Gino Simi
Congress
Training and certification shifts sparked by VA oversight
The shift of inspection and certification for GI training from the Veterans Administration to state authorities led to uneven standards across trades. Barbering courses varied from 11 to 104 weeks, and rapid approval of many new schools produced about 5,600 students enrolled in two out of three trade programs, amid concerns over inconsistent curricula and local control.
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Veterans’ Administration
Boards of Education
Veterans education standards push hailed by federal agencies
After World War II, concerns grew over poorly run veterans training schools. The Veterans Administration Budget Bureau and the President recommended federal authority to set minimum operating standards. The News Frederick Md notes local social visits and a Gettysburg Warner Hospital birth announcement among scattered community items.
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Veteraty
Budget Bureau
Local visitors visit in Frederick and New Market households
Saturday evening guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Watler Lind in Ladiesburg included William Anders Ruth Kline and Charles Kline. Douglas Dixon of Frederick visited recently with Frank Claver and Mrs Arlene McBride both of Frederick and Herbert Fox of New Market. Mr and Mrs James McBride and daughter Frances of Frederick spent Sunday in the same house as Mrs Donald Six and Mrs Joseph Bastian who were there Wednesday.
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Watler Lind
William Anders
Ruth Kline
Charles Kline
Douglas Dixon
Frederick
Frank Claver
Arlene McBride
Herbert Fox New
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