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DOE Now Tracks Part-Time, Transfer Students

The Department of Education has finally started tracking graduation rates of part-time and transfer students. The data also now gives outcomes specifically on Pell grant recipients, who weren’t tracked separately before. First-time, full-time students make up only 47% of all students in higher ed, and one-third of students are receiving Pell grants, meaning federal data […]

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Academy Won’t Discuss Motive Behind Hoax

DENVER — The Air Force Academy says it will not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster their reputations or want to deflect attention from trouble they are in. The academy said that an African-American student acknowledged writing […]

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Study: For-Profits Generate Most Fraud Claims

WASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools, according to an analysis of Education Department data. The study, published November 9, by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims […]

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Scoreboard: Nearly 4 Million Dropped Out with Debt

The saddest stories among those who owe some of the $1.3 trillion in student loan debt are those of college dropouts. They took out loans to go to school, hoping for a better life. But without college degrees, many don’t find good jobs to help pay back these loans. It not only ruins their lives, […]

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Vets2Cloud Apprentice Program Powers Help Desk

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloud Co-Op, a product development firm and Salesforce systems integrator providing consulting services for clients wishing to grow their business processes in “the cloud,” expands its commitment to help military veterans transition into the workforce through its Vets2Cloud™ apprenticeship program that provides on-demand helpdesk implementations and is staffed by former military veterans moving […]

Academy Says Black Student Wrote Slurs

DENVER — Racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students at the Air Force Academy were written by one of those students, the school said Tuesday. The announcement was a jarring turn in an episode that prompted the academy’s superintendent to warn students that racists were not welcome at the school — […]

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Detroit Worst City for Vets

(WXYZ) – With Veterans Day coming up on Saturday, a new report from WalletHub took a look at the best cities for Veterans to live in America, and it does not look good for Detroit. According to the WalletHub study, Detroit is the worst city in America for veterans to live, when looking at the […]

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Air Force Raises Limit for Civilian Tuition Aid

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Air Force officials have raised the course limit for civilian tuition assistance from one course per semester or quarter to two courses for fiscal year 2018. The Air Force chose to increase the course limit, following the annual end-of-year TA program review, based on interest across the civilian career […]

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Transition App Adds Resources for Spouses, Disabled

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today that the Transition App, supported by Citi and launched in August 2016, has reached nearly 25,000 downloads and will expand to include tailored content for military spouses and veterans with disabilities. The Transition App, available for free on Google Play and in the Apple App […]

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GAO: Defense Needs to Improve on Transition

In fiscal year 2016, the Department of Defense (DOD) lacked data for 48 percent of National Guard and Reserve members and 12 percent of active duty servicemembers which resulted in DOD potentially misstating performance of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) in its public reporting. Under the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, DOD must […]

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Jobless Rate for Recent Vets Falls to Lowest Level

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent military veterans fell sharply in October, though not entirely for positive reasons. The rate for those who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 dropped to 3.6 percent, the lowest level in data going back to 2008. While some found jobs, many others stopped looking […]

Organizations Aid Former Military

The time has come to leave the military and join the civilian world. Next on the planning list are a new career, housing, resume and more, which means information is needed to make the transition easier. Agencies and organizations are ready to assist at every level. Military.mista.edu’s article, 10 Organizations that Help Veterans Transition to […]

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