The GI Bill : Seventy years ago this week , FDR signed GI Bill ; more than 2 million went to college on it . After later wars , America 's promise of higher education to vets diminshed , he says . He says GI Bill paid off : Americans got better jobs , were more civicly engaged , paid more taxes . We must also insist that Congress make it a high priority to provide the opportunity for our servicemen and women -- and for all young men and women in the United States -- to use higher education to fulfill the American Dream and go as far and as fast as their ambition , discipline and talent will take them . Writer : GI Bill must reprioritize this educational pact with vets and all Vets .
The GI Bill : Seventy years ago this week , FDR signed GI Bill ; more than 2 million went to college on it . After later wars , America 's promise of higher education to vets diminshed , he says . He says GI Bill paid off : Americans got better jobs , were more civicly engaged , paid more taxes . Writer : GI Bill must reprioritize this educational pact with vets and all Vets .