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U.S. Judge’s Injunction Stalls Transgender Ban

A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction on President Trump’s transgender military ban—a directive, issued via Twitter in July, to remove all transgender service members from the United States military and to ban transgender people from entering the armed forces. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a judge for the U.S. District Court in D.C., wrote that the […]

Sources: Defrauded Students May Only Get Part of Loans Forgiven

WASHINGTON — The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled. But President […]

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Job Training Bill Advances in Congress

On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity voted to advance the Veterans Armed for Success Act. The bill is co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson, a Republican and Democrat representing Jacksonville respectively HR 3965 — the bill number of the “Veterans Armed for Success Act” — would […]

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Report: Top Public Universities Shut Out Poor Students

Graduating from a selective college can help low-income students climb the economic ladder, but many of the nation’s top public universities are turning their backs on the group. Since the late 1990s, almost two-thirds of selective public universities have reduced the share of students they enroll who come from families earning less than $37,000 a […]

Kentucky Law Eases Transition to Teaching Career

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — Gov. Matt Bevin ceremonially signed the recently enacted Senate Bill 117 on Monday, allowing more veterans to easily transition into becoming teachers. Bevin was joined by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Max Wise (R) Taylor County, and the Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs commissioner, Norman Arflack. Wise sponsored the bill after receiving […]

Career Fair Offers Job Opportunities

The Georgia Department of Labor and Moody’s Airman and Family Readiness Center partnered to host a Veteran’s Career Fair Oct. 17, here. Over 160 attendees that included military members and Department Of Defense ID card holders sought out job opportunities from more than 50 employers, who offered career insight and scheduled interviews. “Many people came […]

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Certain For-Profit Colleges Leave Veterans in a Bind

Terry Jack will be the first one to tell you he has made his share of mistakes. By his own account, the Army veteran from Tucson, Arizona, has been twice convicted of a DUI. He says the second time — which occurred in 2014 — cost him 90 days in jail, and his driver’s license […]

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Kaine: Jobs for Military Spouses Is a Bipartisan Issue

Military spouses who want to work suffer from an unemployment rate five times greater than the national average and they are looking for help from the government to solve the problem. In an exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Congress shouldn’t have any trouble passing some simple provisions to help […]

Private College Mandates Class on Military, Patriotism

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — An evangelical Christian college in Missouri is now requiring first-year students to take a class aimed at encouraging patriotism. The College of the Ozarks has unveiled a military science class called Patriotic Education and Fitness. The course aims to educate students on modern military customs, U.S. politics and flag protocol and […]

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FTC Slaps Marketer on the Wrist

Last week the Federal Trade Commission announced it had reach a proposed settlement with a Pittsburgh-based marketing company called Victory Media. Victory had drawn attention for websites and print magazines that deceptively pitched a large audience of military troops and veterans on Kaplan University and other for-profit colleges with poor records of serving students. The […]

Princeton Opens Door to Transfers

Princeton University has reinstated a transfer admission process for undergraduate students, and transfer applications will start to be reviewed in the spring for entry in fall 2018. The program looks to enroll a small group of exceptionally well-prepared transfer students from a range of backgrounds. “We’re pleased to offer students the opportunity to transfer to […]

Maryland a Battleground in Fight against Transgender Ban

WASHINGTON — As legislative and court battles rage over the question of whether transgender people are fit to serve in the military, two service members with ties to Maryland are at the heart of the fight. Regan Kibby, a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brock […]

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