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CSM Roger Parker, Jr., (US Army-Ret), helps his grandson Tyrell Parker, 9, whom Parker is raising, work on his homework at their apartment on September 12, 2011 in Pasadena, Md. Parker, 51, has returned to college to study Health, Fitness and Nutrition at Anne Arundel Community College. Colleges such as Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland have opened up the Military and Veterans Resource Center to assist military personnel and veterans returning to school while and after serving in the armed forces. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) — Roger Parker, Jr. (US Army-Ret) helps his grandson Tyrell Parker, 9, whom Parker is raising, work on his homework at their apartment on September 12, 2011 in Pasadena, Md. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

In September, Hechinger Report writer Jon Marcus reported for The Washington Post that universities were heavily recruiting veterans to get a piece of the $11 billion made available through the new post-9/11 G.I. Bill, but providing little of the additional support that many veterans say they need. Marcus was a guest on the public-radio program Here & Now, where he talked more about the story.

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The new G.I. Bill: Big money, big challenges [podcast]

by Hechinger Report, The Hechinger Report
November 11, 2011

<h1>The new G.I. Bill: Big money, big challenges [podcast]</h1>
<p class="byline">by Hechinger Report, The Hechinger Report <br />November 11, 2011</p>

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<figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/PH-Veterans_001done.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/PH-Veterans_001done-400x266.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-6260" title="CSM Roger Parker, Jr., (US Army-Ret), helps his grandson Tyrell Parker, 9, whom Parker is raising, work on his homework at their apartment on September 12, 2011 in Pasadena, Md. Parker, 51, has returned to college to study Health, Fitness and Nutrition at Anne Arundel Community College. Colleges such as Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland have opened up the Military and Veterans Resource Center to assist military personnel and veterans returning to school while and after serving in the armed forces. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)" height="266" width="400" /></a><figcaption>Roger Parker, Jr. (US Army-Ret) helps his grandson Tyrell Parker, 9, whom Parker is raising, work on his homework at their apartment on September 12, 2011 in Pasadena, Md. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)</figcaption></figure>
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<p>In September,&nbsp;<em>Hechinger Report</em> writer Jon Marcus&nbsp;<a href="https://hechingerreport.org/content/the-new-g-i-bill-big-money-big-challenges_6240/">reported for <em>The Washington Post</em></a> that universities were heavily recruiting veterans to get a piece of the $11 billion made available through the new post-9/11 G.I. Bill, but providing little of the additional support that many veterans say they need. Marcus was a guest on the public-radio program&nbsp;<a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/">Here &amp; Now</a>, where he&nbsp;<a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/11/11/veterans-gi-bill">talked more about the story</a>.</p>
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