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Missouri Governor Calls for Protecting Veteran Preference

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he wants lawmakers to send him a bill to protect private employers from legal challenges if they give preference to veterans in hiring and promotions. The proposed policy change is part of Greitens’ larger push to, as he describes it, “make this the best state in […]

Thomas Ellis: Tuskegee Airman Dead at 97

SAN ANTONIO (Tribune News Service) — Former Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ellis, one of six surviving Tuskegee Airmen in San Antonio, died Jan. 2 of a stroke in a local hospital. He was 97. A draftee, he served as a top administrator with the first all-black Army Air Forces unit and was proud of the unit’s […]

Microtutoring for Online Study Changes the Game

Education is changing. From the setting of traditional classrooms to the way that things are documented, the entire process has become redefined as a result of the growing interconnectedness of the world. Online learning is reported to be a shockingly large industry with a value of about $107 billion dollars. Distance learning and online courses […]

15 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs from U.S.News

Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen says that half of American colleges will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years because low-cost online education will effectively undermine the business models of traditional institutions and run them out of business. Online education also has the power to dramatically improve the lives of working Americans who have […]

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N.H. House Passes Bill to Create Department for Military and Veterans Affairs

The New Hampshire House has passed a bill that would create a state Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. The goal of the bill is to bring all the state’s resources for veterans and military personnel under one roof. Right now veterans’ resources for education, housing and homelessness, benefits, and medical care are handled by […]

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Partners Will Help Transition from Military to Management

In an effort to help veterans excel in civilian life, Bayer and VETTED today unveiled a new partnership in which Bayer will serve as title sponsor of VETTED’s inaugural Veteran Accelerated Management Program (VAMP) at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. The intensive, eight-week program, which is specifically designed for experienced military leaders […]

DOE: Teacher Shortage Looms

HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Education has warned that Pennsylvania, like every other state, is facing a shortage of teachers. The problem is only going to get worse, experts say. There are pockets of problem areas in the commonwealth and some teaching specialties where it’s hard to find enough educators, state and federal data […]

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Online Enrollment Continues to Grow

According to new federal data, the number of college students taking online classes continues to grow, reports Inside Higher Ed. In academic year 2016, 6.34 million students were enrolled in at least one online course, compared with 5.99 million students in 2015. Even as overall enrollment at postsecondary institutions is flat (unlike recent numbers from […]

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“Call of Duty” Star Hosts Student Veterans Award Show

SAN ANTONIO — Actress Jamie Gray Hyder may be known for her work in front of the camera. But it’s what she does behind the scenes as an advocate for veterans and service members that drew her Saturday to the Student Veterans of America national conference to host the organization’s awards ceremony for a second […]

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Ex-Infantryman Finds His Calling as Teacher

PUEBLO, Colo. – It was during his days as a tenaciously effective Army drill sergeant that Karl Brandenburg first entertained the idea of moving from the barracks into the classroom. “There was something fulfilling about teaching, coaching and mentoring raw recruits into well-disciplined, highly motivated young soldiers,” said Brandenburg, who now uses those leadership and […]

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Program Helps in Transitions

Injury and illness can derail plans in an instant. They can upend a career and unsettle a family. Soldiers in the Warrior Transition Battalion live through the many, potentially long-term, adjustments needed to make the most of their new reality. “When I meet with them, one of the questions I ask in my initial in-processing […]

Educational Road Bumps in 2017

Looking back on last year, higher education appears to have been on a bumpy, roller coaster back seat ride. This assessment comes from a wide range of higher education executives, who collectively express hopes for a better 2018. “Dizzying,” “disappointing,” “swirling,” “disrupted,” “tumultuous,” “steady” and “evolving” were words chosen to describe America’s higher education experience […]

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