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Veterans’ Groups Want to Keep Rules on For-Profits

Dozens of military and veteran service organizations are pushing back against the Department of Education’s decision earlier this year to suspend enforcement of Obama-era rules aimed largely at for-profit colleges and universities. Leaders of 36 organizations, most military-oriented, wrote in a letter to the Education Department Wednesday that they “strongly oppose” efforts to undermine policies […]

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W.G.U. Might Have to Pay Back $712 M in Aid

In a review of Western Governors University’s online courses, the Education Department’s Office of the Inspector General has determined the classes do not offer enough faculty interaction with students to qualify for federal financial aid funding, and suggests in its audit report that the institution should be forced to return more than $712 million to […]

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Tennessee Governor Declares Student Veteran Week

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder have announced September 24th-30th, 2017 as Student Veterans Week for their contributions to enrich campuses statewide. In 1944, just weeks after the D-Day invasion, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, commonly known as the GI […]

Mike Myers Inspires Tears, Not Laughter for Speech

Since 2014, the Invictus Games have offered a compelling perspective on the actual meaning of sacrifice. The international sporting event was created by Britain’s Prince Harry after he gained inspiration in America while attending the Warrior Games. The spotlight shines on both wounded and disabled veterans in the Invictus Games, while they engage in various […]

Air Force Captain Leads Team U.S.A. at Invictus Games

After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy and receiving her master’s in theology from Liberty University, Capt. Christy Wise was sent to Afghanistan, where, as a pilot, she flew six rescue missions in 2012. In December 2015, she was scheduled to deploy again, but in April, her life changed forever. According to The Washington […]

Former Utah Governor Blasts Audit of W.G.U.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt says a newly released audit of Western Governors University by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General was a “sneak attack by the past on the future.” The audit report recommends that the nonprofit online university repay $713 million in federal student financial aid […]

Fort Bliss Kicks Off Education Partners Project

Soldiers and principals, military family liaisons and other campuses leaders sat together to foster their relationship as Partners in Education and discuss activities and events scheduled for the school year. “Our soldiers have been and will continue to be involved in a variety of projects and campus routine activities aimed at improving the safety, well-being, […]

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U.S. Allows 2 For-Profit Schools to Convert to Nonprofits

Two large for-profit colleges, Kaplan University and the Art Institutes, have been approved to become nonprofits this year by the Education Department, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. Purdue University in April announced it was buying Kaplan University in an unprecedented move as Kaplan mostly has an online footprint. In March, a philanthropic foundation in Los Angeles […]

Ashford U. Gets OK to Keep G.I. Bill Students

Ashford University has received the Department of Veterans Affairs’ stamp of approval to continue enrolling GI Bill students long-term. The announcement comes after a tumultuous summer for the online for-profit school, which was, at one time, scheduled to lose its eligibility to receive VA funds in August after losing its state-level approval in Iowa. Ashford […]

Veterans Upward Bound Funding Renewed

SCOTTSBLUFF — The Veterans Upward Bound program at Western Nebraska Community College received notification from the United States Department of Education, informing the program it was successful in its grant application. All Veterans Upward Bound grants are funded in five-year award cycles. The WNCC VUB program will continue to be funded until August 2022, and […]

How to Avoid Degree Mills and Online Scams

Looking to enter an online degree program to help your career or gain a new skill set? Welcome. You are about to join 5.8 million other Americans who have enrolled in an online class. Online learning goes by many names, including a virtual classroom, MOOC (massive open online course), e-learning or online course, but all […]

Modern States Offering Free Online Courses

A college education is one of the largest expenses a person may face in a lifetime, second only to buying a home. Now free of charge, Modern States Education Alliance is now offering 40 on-line college courses tuition free and for credit to anyone who wants it. Steve Klinsky is founder of and CEO of […]

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