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Indiana Urges Aid for Railroad Training

INDIANAPOLIS — Led by state Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, the Indiana General Assembly is asking Congress to permit Hoosier military veterans to use their education benefits for railroad conductor training. Federal law currently requires employment skills courses be at least 26 weeks long for veterans to receive on-the-job training stipends. However, all railroad conductor programs […]

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Vets Want GI Bill for Coding School

David Molina was stationed at Dover Air Force Base, 100 miles outside Baltimore, when he started trying to become a coder. After 12 years of service, his time in the army was almost up, and he needed a new career. “My dream has always been to create something in my head,” says the 38-year-old Molina. […]

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Program Aims to Help Former Soldiers

FREDERICTON – A Canada-wide research study is being launched with the aim of helping members of the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans transition to civilian life. The study, based around a New Brunswick-based program called Shaping Purpose, will examine the experiences of 84 Forces members and veterans. “Of the roughly 5,000 regular force members who […]

New Scholarship Helps Veterans Make Transition

A basic military tenet is to leave no one behind. Now, a group of Raytheon employees has come together and established a new scholarship at New Mexico State University to make sure that the final educational mission for student veterans comes to fruition. The RAYVETS Degree Completion Current Use Scholarship at NMSU helps student veterans […]

Agency Spells Out Options for Veterans in Ky.

Veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces may be able to take advantage of numerous student financial aid programs, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). They include: Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty), available to armed forces members and some National Guard members who served on active duty. For more information, visit […]

Office Helps Veterans Bridge Gaps

Adapting your skillset on a resume is always a daunting task; figuring out how to appeal to an employer can be a challenge for anyone looking to find a job they care about. But the task can be more difficult when you have to adapt military skills to a civilian position. The Office of Veteran […]

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Students Interview Korean War Vets

“The most important thing about our veterans is to remember them and say their names and they’re never forgotten if we continue to say their names.” Students from the New England School of Communications at Husson University interviewed 4 Korean War Era veterans. The stories of the former military member are now being stored as […]

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Foundation Pledges $1M for Veterans’ Education

American entrepreneur, philanthropist and University of Baltimore alumnus Bob Parsons pledged a $1 million gift for the institute that bears his name to support an array of services designed to improve the lives of military members. The Bob Parsons Veterans Institute combines Parsons Veterans Center and Veterans Advocacy Clinic with related programs that provide valuable […]

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Texas Effort to Tighten Vet Aid Fizzles

Free college tuition benefits offered to Texas military veterans and their kids are looking much more secure for the next few years as lawmakers in the House back away from efforts to pare back the program known as Hazlewood. Facing strong pushback from veterans groups and Democrats, the state representative leading the effort to rein […]

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App Could Help Student Veterans

COLLEGE STATION, Texas- What started as a national public policy challenge has turned into the development of an app for a group of Texas A&M graduate students. “Because Texas A&M has one of the biggest population of student veterans, we decided to develop something that would be good for them,” said Fulbright scholar Lela Akiashvili. […]

Startups Challenge Traditional Path to Career

WASHINGTON — Connor Mitchell’s university classes take place online, he doesn’t have any exams and he studies in a different country every year. Is he looking to the future or taking a gamble? With college costs rising steadily and with more courses available online for free, some observers are beginning to question the need for […]

South University Up for Sale

South University is on 12 months probation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency (SACS) and sale of its parent company, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), is pending. The issues began after EDMC purchased South University in 2003 and amassed 107 for-profit art, business, health, law and online colleges across the nation. Within […]

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