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Independent Report Faults Media, Wounded Warrior’s Board

No one escapes the wrath of Doug White in his written overview of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) fiasco earlier this year. The organization, its board, major media organizations, former employees and so-called whistle-blowers, former executives, charity evaluators, and even the Department of Defense all had some part to play. In the end, he still […]

Wounded Warrior Project Lost $100 million

Chief Executive Officer Mike Linnington announced that the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) lost between $90 million and $100 million, representing 25 percent of donations, since all the scandal about the organization started rolling out in January. This news included allegations of massive waste and an unhealthy organizational culture that underwrote it and this evidently suggested […]

Documentary Explains Why Future of Public Universities is in Jeopardy

Public universities once flush with state dollars have watched that financial support dry up, while facing pressure from education reform groups bent on reconfiguring their business model. This has led to some epic battles that are chronicled in a new documentary called “Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities.” The […]

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Loss of ITT Leaves Some in For-Profit Segment in Despair

When ITT Tech announced the doors of all of its more than 130 campuses nationwide would close, leaving over 35,000 students and 8,000 employees out in the cold, it sent a shock through the for-profit community. The decision itself was not surprising to most. In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Education has raised the […]

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ITT Tech Closing: What It Means for Students and Taxpayers

ITT Technical Institute is shuttering its doors after the federal government banned the for-profit college chain from enrolling students with federal financial aid last week. The closure leaves over 40,000 students with halted education, and most of about 8,000 employees laid off. This news isn’t just creating challenges for those connected with the chain of […]

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One-Stop Center Helps Adult Students Finance Future

Brandman University doesn’t have a smiling mascot to greet new students. It has something much better: One Stop specialists. One Stop specialists help adult students find the answer to their top questions: What will this education cost and how can I pay for it? As experts in navigating the often complex world of the scholarships, […]

65 Schools Receive Veteran-Friendly Ranking

World class athletes weren’t the only ones going for the gold this past month. Sixty-five colleges and universities recently earned bronze-, silver- or gold-level status based on their commitment to providing on-campus, veteran-centric services to student veterans. The Veteran-Friendly School program, created by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, recognizes institutions of higher learning for their […]

New Grant Targets Veterans

WATERLOO – A program located at the University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education plans to redouble its efforts to reach out to military veterans in helping them continue or complete higher education. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $450,384 grant to the UNI’s Educational Opportunity Center, located at UNI-CUE, 800 Sycamore […]

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College Tuition and Fees Up 63% This Year

Back to school season is here! Whether your kids are off to nursery school, college, or a private elementary or high school, paying for tuition, housing, textbooks, and other school-related expenses may pose a challenge to the family budget. From January 2006 to July 2016, the Consumer Price Index for college tuition and fees increased […]

Message from Secretary of Education to ITT Students

Today, ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT) announced that it is closing all of its ITT Technical Institute campuses. For most of the world, that news will be covered as a business story or a political one, but I know that for you it is deeply personal. You are probably wondering what this means for your […]

ITT Announced Shut Down of All Operations

ITT Educational Services, one of the largest operators of for-profit technical schools, ended operations at all of its ITT Technical Institutes on Tuesday, citing government action to curtail the company’s access to millions of dollars in federal loans and grants, a critical source of revenue. The move to shut down the chain of career schools […]

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Fort Campbell Takes Part in Soldier-for-Life Event

Starting in October, Fort Campbell will be one of six installations taking part in a pilot program, which will test changes to the Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program. Currently all transitioning Soldiers receive the same career readiness classes to prepare them for life after the Army. The pilot program will use an algorithm […]

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