GI Bill Causes Glitch In D.C.

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GI Bill Causes Glitch In D.C.
Private School Coverage Lower

By Susan Kinzie
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 15, 2009

For many veterans, the ambitious new GI Bill is a great deal: The federal government will cover the cost of state universities and share the cost of more-expensive private colleges if the schools choose to fund scholarships to close that gap. That means many of the most selective schools, such as Harvard, are suddenly affordable.

But in Washington, the sweeping program brings an unintended glitch -- and a higher cost. The city's only public institution, the University of the District of Columbia, is one of the least-expensive colleges in the country for local students, and its tuition is the basis for the VA reimbursement rate for private colleges in the District.

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