Over the weekend, California governor Jerry Brown signed 21 bills that will benefit military veterans. Among them is a bill that will allow veterans to continue to use GI Bill benefits while attending California colleges.

More from Patrick McGreevy of the Los Angeles Times:

Gov. Brown Signs Bills to Help Veterans, Create Orange County Cemetery

By Matt C. Peeling

While the ongoing investigation into Corinthian College is exposing the poor management and improper practices of that particular school, the findings are not indicative of all for-profit schools.

By Craig Gilman
Faculty member with American Military University

Sometimes… life happens. It doesn’t matter how well or how far in advance you plan, some things simply cannot be anticipated. While this is true for anyone, for those serving in the military, odds are life will happen sooner, rather than later. Whether you have finally signed up for that first class or are only a couple of classes away from graduation, life simply does not care. However, if you take the right attitude and approach, your professors and university should.

by Bradley Hood, Contributor
I have previously written on the importance of taking the time to see what your school will accept as transfer credit from your military experience – and it is something I want to continue to urge based on a pattern of states directing their schools to accept military credit. For those students in the American Public University System, there is little concern about whether APUS will accept some or all of military service credit.

by Bradley Hood Contributor, In Military Education When you first apply for admission into a university, regardless of whether…

By Bradley Hood
Contributor, In Military Education

I remember coming back from campus and sitting down with my mother to discuss options for my future education. I had spent the last year at a nearby state college, a way for me to stay close to family and friends. I had not considered what would suit me and my career goals best, and after I enlisted in the Marine Reserves between my Freshman and Sophomore years of college, I knew it was time to reconsider.

By Bradley Hood
Contributor, In Military Education

One of the best opportunities open to qualified Active Duty Enlisted Marines with an interest in pursuing a college education and a subsequent commission as an officer is the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Educational Program (MECEP). Along with the Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP), these two programs form the prior-enlisted options open to Active Marines, although those with an interest exclusively in a commission may attend PLC or the regular 10 week OCC covered in a previous post.

By Gunnery Sergeant Andrew Sullivan
Special to InMilitaryEducation.com

The Discovery Channel wanted to do a series on the toughest military schools. One of the first elite schools for warriors that comes to mind for most, whether a civilian or military member, is the Scout Sniper Basic Course. It is well known that Marine Scout Snipers . . .

Troops to Teachers is a great program that supports active, and former members of the military in their transition to teaching.