GI Bill of Rights

When was the GI Bill of Rights signed into law?

22nd June 1944

Who is known as the "Father of the G.I. Bill"?

John H. Stelle

How many returning servicemen attended colleges through grants by 25th July 1956, thanks to the GI Bill?

7.8 million of 16 million

When did the programme end?

25th July 1956

What percentage of college admissions in 1947 were veterans?

Around 49%

How did the University of Syracuse change due to the GI Bill?

trebled in size

Which uni trebled in size under the GI Bill of Rights?

Uni of Sycaruse

How many freshan did the Uni of Sycaruse intake in 1946?

9,464 freshmen, nearly 4x greater than the previous class

Which university received the largest amount of GI Bill funding?

The University of Phoenix, receiving $190,941,289

How much did the Uni of Phoenix recieve under the GI Bill?

$190,941,289

How much did the Uni of Maryland Global Campus recieve?

$67,806,473

How much did American Public University System recieve?

$58,773,186

What inspired the GI Bill of Rights?

The Wisconsin Educational Bonus Law of 1919

Whay did the Wisconsin Educational Bonas Law of 1919 do?

provided each state resident who had served 3 months in the service prior to 1918 $30 a month for 4 academic years to attend any nonprofit educational institution in the state

How did the Fed housing Authority help?

willing to support vet’s mortgage applications for up tp 90% house’s values

How many home loans did the VA back for World War II veterans from 1944 to 1952?

Nearly 2.4 million home loans

By 1956, how many home loans were made under the GI Bill, and what was their combined value?

4.3 million home loans with a combined value of $33 billion

What was unemployment benefits for vets like?

All veterans received $20 a week whilst seeking work

Were unemployment benefits widely used by vets?

Less than 20% of money set aside for unemployment benefits used due to wide availability of jobs for veterans

When the programme ended on 25th July 1956, how much had the gov spent?

$14.5 billion

Counter?

By 1946, only one fifth of the 100,000 black people who had applied for educational benefits had been registered in college