OP-ED Archaic Education Rule Destroys Veterans’ Education Benefits
Bob “Shoebob” Carey
June 16, 2026
After years under a regulatory framework that sought to dictate how and where America’s veterans could use their earned education benefits, servicemembers may finally be getting relief if a new bill is passed.
Senator Jim Banks (R-IN), himself a combat veteran, recently introduced legislation to repeal one of the U.S. Department of Education’s most heinous regulations and restore veteran student choice.
Senator Banks’ PARITY Act would permanently repeal the Department of Education’s 90/10 Rule, a punitive double-standard that requires military and veteran students to use their earned education benefits at brand-name, brick-and-mortar schools.
A new report by the National Defense Committee reaffirms the imperative to permanently repeal this discriminatory regulation. Built on dubious policy foundations and applied only to career colleges, the rule is a flawed indicator of programmatic performance. It punishes schools that serve veteran, low-income, and non-traditional students.
