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Congress to Vote on GI Bill Expansion

Republicans and Democrats in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement on an expansion of the G.I. Bill, which will remove a 15-year limit on when potential students can tap into benefits, allowing students to go to college at a later point in life, the Associated Press reports. The new bill expands on legislation passed in 2008 […]

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Students Caught in the Middle of For-Profit Debate

Kevin Thompson switched on his car radio to the news that ITT Technical Institute was permanently closing its campuses nationwide. The Navy veteran was then 10 months into an 18-month bachelor’s program at the for-profit school’s campus in west Phoenix. The announcement came as a shock. “I had a class that following Tuesday,” recalls Mr. […]

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Veterans Groups’ Objective: Defend Educational Protections

After hearing that the Trump Administration is taking action to decrease students’ rights and protections, 33 veterans and military service organizations have been voicing their concerns of how badly these actions will harm veterans and their families. Included among the organizations are Veterans for Common Sense, Student Veterans of America, The American Legion and Blue […]

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Do Employers Value Online Degrees?

Online education has taken hold in our society. It offers great benefits. A person learns a specific field of study with an outcome of obtaining a degree and at the same time holding a full time job. And it offers the flexibility so that a student can work around a family or other obligations. An […]

University of Phoenix on the Rise

It has been a rough couple of years for the University of Phoenix. The upstart college founded in the 1970s by John Sperling aimed to provide higher education aimed specifically at working adults. In the late early 2000s, the University of Phoenix expanded its offerings to more directly compete with traditional higher education institutions, offering […]

Profile of “Typical” College Student Shifts

Citing data from a handful of recent surveys from Knewton, the Miller Heiman Group and Exult, eSchool News highlights how dramatically the typical college student has changed in just the past 10 years. According to the data from Knewton, 20% of the 20 million students attending colleges and universities in the U.S. are over the […]

Army Launches Campaign to Get Soldiers Hired

The Army’s Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) is hosting a Hire a Soldier Campaign from July 10 – August 11 on SFL-TAP’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The campaign aims to inform transitioning Soldiers on ways to market themselves for civilian careers and offers companies interested in hiring veterans the opportunity to share […]

How to Attend Medical School for Free

It’s not uncommon for medical school graduates to leave school with hundreds of thousands in student loan debt. Last year, among U.S. medical school graduates who borrowed, the median debt burden was $190,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. While the idea of graduating medical school debt-free may seem impossible, a few medical […]

In New Bill, GI Benefits Would Not Expire

Future military veterans will no longer have to worry about an expiration date on their education benefits if newly proposed legislation in the House of Representatives makes its way to the president’s desk. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017 would make several changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, including an expansion […]

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Service Members, Vets: Restore Loan Protections

As the Trump administration begins the process of overhauling Obama-era regulations meant to protect federal student loan borrowers, mainly those attending for-profit colleges, one group is pressing Department of Education officials to maintain rigorous oversight: veterans and service members. Nearly a dozen veterans and service members testified before Department of Education officials this week during […]

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University in Michigan Will Offer Online MBA

ADRIAN — Siena Heights University is starting an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in January. Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies Cheri Betz said in a statement the program is based on the input of employers and business leaders regarding current and future needs. Using their input, SHU developed a curriculum focused […]

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Foundation Help Teach Construction Trades

“Building a better future, one skill, one home, one life, at a time,” is the slogan of the EHS Crow Foundation, founded by Garry Hughes and Elaine Bornemeier. The non-profit organization was established in 2016, with the mission of utilizing certified instructors to teach construction industry skills to high school students. Instructors who are certified […]

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